goldminer

American  

[gohld-mahy-ner] / ˈgoʊldˌmaɪ nər /

noun

1. a person who mines gold or works in a gold mine.

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Etymology

Origin of goldminer

First recorded in 1850–55; gold + miner

Example Sentences

In March 2017, the country's largest goldminer, London-listed Acacia Ltd, was accused of flouting the ban.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2019

Baths In Johannesburg, South Africa, a Scotch goldminer saved the sediment of his baths for 20 years.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yesterday a goldminer with the face of Petya Polevaev dined in my cabin; at dinner he drank champagne instead of water, and treated us to it.

From Letters of Anton Chekhov by Garnett, Constance

We climbed a little narrow track up a mountain, in a light buggy that a goldminer lent us.

From Living Alone by Benson, Stella

At a little place called Reinov a goldminer asked me to see his sick wife.

From Letters of Anton Chekhov by Garnett, Constance