ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Miner

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Miner is a noun meaning A person who works in a mine.

Meaning

A person who works in a mine.

More Meanings

  1. An operator of ordnance mines and similar explosives.
  2. Any bird of one of several species of South American ovenbirds in the genus Geositta.
  3. (cryptocurrencies) Software or hardware that mines, or creates new units of cryptocurrency.
  4. (cryptocurrencies) A person who mines cryptocurrency.
  5. Any bird of one of four species of Australian endemic honeyeaters in the genus Manorina.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: mineworker; mineowner
The group of miners were stuck underground after a shaft caved in.
The move would have probably prevented Kazakhstan-based miners from accessing the bitcoin network.
Hui from Lin’an—especially those from the village of Huilong—were famously skilled miners and traveled long distances to work mines throughout the province.

Word Forms

Synonyms for miner

Depending on context, synonyms include mineworker, mineowner.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mineworker, digger, erosion, mineral, extractive, worker.

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