单词 | gold prospector |
释义 | > as lemmasgold prospector gold prospector n. a person who prospects for gold. ΚΠ 1850 J. Frost Hist. State of Calif. xv. 262 The entire region..is known to abound in the precious metal, and is traversed by the gold ‘prospectors’. 1939 P. White Let. 30 June (1994) i. 18 As well as cow-punching, he has worked as a cook in a restaurant, a gold prospector in Arizona, and bouncer in a Nevada gambling saloon. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 July 3/3 The gold prospectors drawn to the great mine were adventurers, opportunists, fortune-hunters. < as lemmas |
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