prospector

/ prəˈspɛktə /

noun

1. a person who searches for the natural occurrence of gold, petroleum, etc

Example Sentences

JOHANNESBURG—In 1886, prospectors struck gold here on a stretch of farmland more than a mile above sea level.

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The planet's powerful gravity can pull fragments together, creating dense groupings -- much like swirling gold particles collecting in a prospector's pan.

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Some were former gold prospectors priced out of work because of a predatory state tax on foreign miners.

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"People would go in as a prospector, to flip bottles for two to three times the value."

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When Chinese immigrants who had provided laundry services for prospectors began to creep in from the outskirts into predominantly white districts, locals tried physical intimidation and other tactics to force them out.

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