miner

[ mahy-ner ]

/ ˈmaɪ nər /

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noun

Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.

a mechanical device used in mining: 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.

any of various insect larvae that create tunnels in the parenchyma of leaves.

(formerly) a person who places or lays military or naval mines.

Nearby words

minecraft, minefield, minehunter, minelayer, mineola, miner, miner's anemia, miner's dial, miner's inch, miner's lettuce, miner's lung

Origin of miner

1225–75; mine² + -er¹; replacing Middle English minour < Anglo-French (see -or²)

Can be confusedminer minor myna

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Examples from the Web for miner

If a woman wants to be a teacher rather than a miner, or a veterinarian rather than a petroleum engineer, more power to her.
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“She called me a couple of years before she died,” Miner said.
The True Life of Marilyn Chambers, the ‘Other’ Queen of Porn|Christine Pelisek|August 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Hers is not a story about a victim but a protagonist that makes bad choices,” Miner says.
The True Life of Marilyn Chambers, the ‘Other’ Queen of Porn|Christine Pelisek|August 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Stanley also took on the cases of the mother and siblings of a miner killed at Upper Big Branch.
Laurence Leamer on Coal Baron Donald Blankenship’s Downfall|Laurence Leamer|May 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The miner does that journey to and fro, and sandwiched in between there are seven and a half hours of savage work.
Thatcher's Economic Legacy|Megan McArdle|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Fred found he could easily keep up with the small animal, and the miner chatted pleasantly until they came to New Strike.
The Young Treasure Hunter|Frank V. Webster
A miner's son is chosen to shake Europe, and a cobbler to kindle anew the missionary fires of Christendom.
Quiet Talks on Power|S.D. Gordon
In this way the miner travels in succession over every point of his field, and can pourtray its basin-shape most minutely.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Wesley never had a more earnest follower than this miner of St. Just.
Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines|R.M. Ballantyne
"I reckon I can stop that," was the miner's laconic comment.
The Tyranny of the Dark|Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for miner

miner

/ (ˈmaɪnə) /

noun

a person who works in a mine

Also called: continuous 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 tissuesSee also leaf miner

Australian any of several honey-eaters of the genus Manorina, esp M. melanocephala (noisy miner), of scrub regionsSee noisy miner

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