mushroomer

noun

mush·​room·​er ˈməsh-ˌrü-mər 

-ˌru̇-

plural mushroomers

: a person who collects wild mushrooms especially for eating

In July, the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, a popular and profitable picking spot, was closed to mushroomers pending an environmental impact study.

—Michael McRae, Outside, October 1993

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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