Definition of 'miner'
Word forms: plural miners
countable noun
A miner is a person who works underground in mines in order to obtain minerals such as coal, diamonds, or gold.
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miner in British English
noun
1.
a person who works in a mine
2. Also called: continuous miner
3. See also leaf miner
4. Australian
any of several honey-eaters of the genus Manorina, esp M. melanocephala ( noisy miner), of scrub regions
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miner in American English
noun
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miner in American English
(ˈmainər)
noun
1. Also called: mineworker
a person who works in a mine, esp. a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores
3.
any of several Australian birds of the genus Manorina, feeding on honey and typically having a loud call
4.
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miner
British English: miner
/ˈmaɪnə/ NOUN
A miner is a person who works underground in mines in order to obtain minerals such as coal, diamonds, or gold.
My father was a miner.
- American English: miner /ˈmaɪnər/
- Arabic: مُعَدِّن
- Brazilian Portuguese: mineiro
- Chinese: 矿工
- Croatian: rudar
- Czech: horník
- Danish: minearbejder
- Dutch: mijnwerker
- European Spanish: minero
- Finnish: kaivostyöläinen
- French: mineur mine
- German: Bergarbeiter
- Greek: ανθρακωρύχος
- Italian: minatore
- Japanese: 炭坑労働者
- Korean: 광부
- Norwegian: gruvearbeider
- Polish: górnik
- European Portuguese: mineiro
- Romanian: miner
- Russian: шахтер
- Latin American Spanish: minero
- Swedish: gruvarbetare
- Thai: คนงานเหมือง
- Turkish: madenci
- Ukrainian: шахтар
- Vietnamese: thợ mỏ
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