(a) Military (now historical), a person who superintends the positioning and construction of mines; (b) the overseer of a mine.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > one who lays or operates mines or bombs > [noun] (16) mine master1598 (a) Military (now historical), a person who superintends the positioning and construction of mines; (b) the overseer of a mine. petarder1611 = petardier, n. petardier1632 A soldier in charge of a petard. miner1692 A person who excavates the ground, esp. one who constructs underground passages beneath a wall, fort, etc., for military purposes. In later use esp… springer1860 A person who sets off a mine. Obsolete. rare. explosionist1868 A person who uses explosives; esp. a person who plants bombs; a terrorist. dynamitard1882 = dynamiter, n. dynamitist1882 One who practises or favours dynamitism; a dynamiter. dynamiter1883 One who employs dynamite and similar explosives for unlawful purposes; esp. as a means of attacking existing governments or political systems. dynamiteur1883 = dynamiter, n. bomb-thrower1891 bomber1915 One who throws a bomb; esp. in military use, one of a bombing party. car bomber1919 A person who plants or uses a car bomb. letter bomber1947 A person who sends through the post an explosive device designed to detonate upon opening. Cf. mail bomber, n. firebomber1957 A person who throws a firebomb; one who attacks or destroys with firebombs. plastiqueur1961 A person who plants or detonates plastic explosive. |
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