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 [ˈmaɪnə]

n

1. (Mining & Quarrying) a person who works in a mine

2. (Mining & Quarrying) Also called continuous miner a large machine for the automatic extraction of minerals, esp coal, from a mine

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various insects or insect larvae that bore into and feed on plant tissues See also leaf miner

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Austral any of several honey-eaters of the genus Manorina, esp M. melanocephala (noisy miner), of scrub regions

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.) a retired Welsh miner

Translations

miner [ˈmaɪnəʳ] N → minero/a m/f

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miner [ˈmaɪnə^r] n → mineur m

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miner

n → Bergarbeiter(in) m(f), → Bergmann m

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miner [ˈmaɪnəʳ] n → minatore m

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miner → عامل مناجم horník minearbejder Bergarbeiter ανθρακωρύχος minero kaivostyöläinen mineur rudar minatore 炭坑労働者 광부 mijnwerker gruvearbeider górnik mineiro шахтер gruvarbetare คนงานเหมือง madenci thợ mỏ 矿工