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miner
[ mahy-ner ]
noun
- Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores:
His ancestors were slate miners in Wales who emigrated to the United States.
- a mechanical device used in mining:
She made her money by developing a miner for extracting ores from the ocean floor.
- any of several Australian birds of the genus Manorina, feeding on honey and typically having a loud call.
- Entomology. any of various insect larvae that create tunnels in the parenchyma of leaves.
- Digital Technology.
- a computer or network of computers engaged in solving sets of mathematical problems that are used to verify cryptocurrency transactions and that, when solved, yield a unit of the currency.
- a software application that is designed to run this process.
- a person or company that engages in this process.
- (formerly) a person who places or lays explosive mines.
miner
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a person who works in a mine
- Also calledcontinuous miner a large machine for the automatic extraction of minerals, esp coal, from a mine
- any of various insects or insect larvae that bore into and feed on plant tissues See also leaf miner
- any of several honey-eaters of the genus Manorina, esp M. melanocephala (noisy miner), of scrub regions See noisy miner
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
It works with jewelers, miners, pawnbrokers and dealers to “convert materials into marketable, high-purity gold products while ensuring transparency and competitive settlements.”
Although GoldBod has not been created to specifically deal with illegal mining, the new directive could also make it difficult for illegal miners to sell gold in the country.
Operating these machines are teams of miners who come from all over the world and move from project to project.
The Gold Diggers logo featured a bearded man, who appeared to be a miner, carrying a pickax over his shoulder and wearing a headlamp with a baseball where the light should be.
Burros were used by gold miners as pack animals in California more than a century ago.
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