cratedigger

noun
/ˈkɹeɪtdɪɡə/UK/ˈkɹeɪtˌdɪɡəɹ/US

Etymology

From crate + digger.

  1. inherited from dyggar
  2. compounded as cratedigger — “crate + digger

Definitions

  1. A person who habitually looks through crates of vinyl records at music shops, especially…

    A person who habitually looks through crates of vinyl records at music shops, especially in pursuit of interesting or rare records.

    • Serious vinyl collectors will have a minor epiphany at Car City Classics[…], where notorious crate-diggers like the UK's Kirk Degiorgio (a.k.a. As One) have been known to close the store.
    • Our audience tends to be what I would call ‘crate diggers’—people who like digging for new stuff.
    • A little crate-diggers’ paradise for collectors of Latin and easy listening music on vinyl.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA