mineworker

Or mine work·er

[mahyn-wur-ker]

noun

1. miner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mineworker¹

First recorded in 1900–05; mine ² + worker

Example Sentences

Former Welsh mineworkers are urging the UK government to release £2.3bn in reserves from their pension scheme so it can be paid out.

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Tens of thousands more former mineworkers could be set to benefit after the government announced it would review a controversial pension scheme.

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The chancellor has scrapped a controversial deal that saw the government receive billions of pounds from a pension scheme for mineworkers.

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It comes alongside a review to ensure mineworkers receive what Labour called a "fair pension".

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More than £420m from a pension scheme for mineworkers has flowed into the government's coffers in the past three years, the BBC can reveal.

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