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prospector

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pros·pec·tor  (prspktr)
n.
One who explores an area for mineral deposits or oil.
prospector [prəˈspɛktə]
n
(Mining & Quarrying) a person who searches for the natural occurrence of gold, petroleum, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.prospector - someone who explores an area for mineral depositsprospector - someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
miner, mineworker - laborer who works in a mine
sourdough - a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
Translations
prospector [prəsˈpektəʳ] N → buscador(a) m/f, cateador(a) m/f (LAm)
gold prospector → buscador(a) m/f de oro
oil prospectors → prospectores mpl petroleros
prospector [prəˈspɛktər] n → prospecteur/trice m/f gold prospector
prospector
n → Prospektor m (spec), → Gold-/Erz-/Ölsucher(in) m(f)
prospector [prəsˈpɛktəʳ] n → prospettore m
gold prospector → cercatore m d'oro
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Nor less so did the mighty subterranean prospector which had carried me to Pellucidar and back again, and which lay out in the desert about two miles from my camp.
Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
"We may stop here, and die of asphyxiation when our atmosphere tanks are empty," replied Perry, "or we may continue on with the slight hope that we may later sufficiently deflect the prospector from the vertical to carry us along the arc of a great circle which must eventually return us to the surface.
At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
He is middle-aged, has a bad record, and is not in any sense of the word a gentleman, but he has plenty of money--made it first in California oil, then grub-staked a prospector in British Columbia, cheated him out of his share of the big lode he discovered and doubled his own wealth half a dozen times over.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
 
 
 
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