garimpeiron.

/ɡarɪmˈpeɪruː/

Etymology: Portuguese, < grimpa crest, summit + -eiro -er suffix¹; the lookout over clandestine mining operations would climb on a ridge in order to obtain a better view of the surrounding country.

In Brazil: a prospector for gold, silver, diamonds, etc. (formerly, one who worked illegally).

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > prospector > type of

garimpeiro1812

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brine-smeller1878

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1812 J. Mawe Trav. Interior Brazil 252 If the word grimpero (smuggler) is mentioned in conversation, they shudder with horror.

1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil I. xxi. 210 This system..was peculiarly the work of the ‘Garimpeiro’, the contrabandist and free lance.

1926 H. Pearson Diamond Trail v. 81 Some roving ‘garimpeiro’, who had a ‘palpite’ that he would find some valuable gems at the place indicated in his, or his friend's dream.

1944 S. Putnam tr. E. da Cunha Rebellion in Backlands iii. 173 The jagunço, pillager of cities, thereupon took the place of the garimpeiro, who pillaged the earth for diamonds.

1969 K. Benton 24th Level i. 15 The garimpeiros who pan the rivers.

1981 T. Green New World of Gold v. 80 A..mountain of gold from which an army of twenty thousand diggers, or garimpeiros as they are called in Brazil, shovelled out nearly ten tons of gold.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	garimpeiro
释义	garimpeiron. /ɡarɪmˈpeɪruː/ Etymology: Portuguese, < grimpa crest, summit + -eiro -er suffix¹; the lookout over clandestine mining operations would climb on a ridge in order to obtain a better view of the surrounding country. In Brazil: a prospector for gold, silver, diamonds, etc. (formerly, one who worked illegally). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > prospector > type of garimpeiro1812 pocket hunter1872 pocket miner1872 brine-smeller1878 grub-staker1880 sourdough1898 1812 J. Mawe Trav. Interior Brazil 252 If the word grimpero (smuggler) is mentioned in conversation, they shudder with horror. 1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil I. xxi. 210 This system..was peculiarly the work of the ‘Garimpeiro’, the contrabandist and free lance. 1926 H. Pearson Diamond Trail v. 81 Some roving ‘garimpeiro’, who had a ‘palpite’ that he would find some valuable gems at the place indicated in his, or his friend's dream. 1944 S. Putnam tr. E. da Cunha Rebellion in Backlands iii. 173 The jagunço, pillager of cities, thereupon took the place of the garimpeiro, who pillaged the earth for diamonds. 1969 K. Benton 24th Level i. 15 The garimpeiros who pan the rivers. 1981 T. Green New World of Gold v. 80 A..mountain of gold from which an army of twenty thousand diggers, or garimpeiros as they are called in Brazil, shovelled out nearly ten tons of gold. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1812
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