English Explanatory Dictionary

miner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who works in a mine.
  2. An operator of ordnance mines and similar explosives.
  3. Any bird of one of several species of South American ovenbirds in the genus Geositta.
  4. Software or hardware that mines, or creates new units of cryptocurrency.
  5. A person who mines cryptocurrency.
noun
  1. Any bird of one of four species of Australian endemic honeyeaters in the genus Manorina.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A minor city in Mississippi County and Scott County, Missouri, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/ en-us-miner.ogg

Word forms

miner miners

Etymology

From mine + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

Synonyms

mineworker mineowner

Related words

mine mining

Derived words

aspen leaf blotch miner moth campo miner coalminer coastal miner common miner creamy-rumped miner cryptominer dark-winged miner data miner freeminer gold miner goldminer greyish miner junior miner leaf miner leaf-miner leaf-miner fly long-faced miner bee Miner's Candlestick miner's lettuce miners safety candlestick ninja miner nonminer puna miner rufous-banded miner short-billed miner slender-billed miner thick-billed miner bell miner black-eared miner noisy miner yellow-throated miner Miner County
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