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mineworker

American  
[mahyn-wur-ker] / ˈmaɪnˌwɜr kər /
Or mine worker

noun

  1. miner.


Etymology

Origin of mineworker

First recorded in 1900–05; mine 2 + worker

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Peter Short, a former mineworker who worked at Bilsthorpe, Harworth and Thoresby mines, said he was "delighted" by the news.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2025

The country registered 49 mineworker deaths in 2022, its safest year on record.

From Reuters Nov. 28, 2023

“We will show America how we celebrate organized labor and all workers — the waitress in Dayton, the office worker in Toledo, the nurse in Columbus, the mineworker in Coshocton,” he continued.

From Washington Post Nov. 10, 2018

Strike leader Gaddafi Mdoda, a mineworker at Anglo American Platinum, or Amplats, said he was one of the workers who received emails or SMS messages telling them they had been dismissed.

From New York Times Oct. 5, 2012

Her father, a mineworker, had died when she was an infant, and her mother when she was twelve.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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