miner

min·er  (mnr)

n.

1. One whose work or business it is to extract ore or minerals from the earth.

2. A machine for the automatic extraction of minerals, especially of coal.

3. A soldier, often a specialist, engaged in mining operations.

4. Zoology A leaf miner.

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miner

Noun

a person who works in a mine, esp. a coal mine

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

miner - laborer who works in a mine           mineworker coal miner, collier, pitman - someone who works in a coal mine gold digger, gold miner, gold panner - a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor placer miner - a miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging prospector - someone who explores an area for mineral deposits strip miner - a miner who does strip mining

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miner

noun coalminer, pitman Brit. collier Brit.

Translations

miner [ˈmaɪnəʳ] n → minero/a

miner [ˈmaɪnəʳ] mine n → mineur m

miner [ˈmaɪnəʳ] mine² n → Bergmann m, Bergarbeiter m

miner [ˈmaɪnəʳ] n → minatore m