buscon
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish buscón (“searcher”), from buscar (“to search”).
Noun
buscon (plural buscons)
- (US, historical, mining) A prospector (someone who searches for ore).
References
- “buscon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.