Orpailleur
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Orpailleur is a noun meaning gold prospector, gold panner.
Meaning
gold prospector, gold panner.
Example Sentences
In early 2007, a large migration of workers, triggered by the discovery of placer gold made by an orpailleur, started a new gold rush at the Moralia gold placer in Kenieba.
Word Forms
- orpailleurs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gold-finder, goldminer, prospector, goldfielder, buscon, goldworker.
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