A person who washes auriferous soil, gravel, etc., in order to extract gold from it. Cf. panner, n. 1.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > one who mines metals > goldminer > by washing (4) gold washer1625 A person who washes auriferous soil, gravel, etc., in order to extract gold from it. Cf. panner, n. 1. puddler1855 A person who puddles wash-dirt, sediment, etc., for precious metals or gems. Cf. puddle, v. 7. Now chiefly historical. sluicer1890 U.S. and Australian. A gold-miner who works at a sluice. blacksander1897 a miner who pans black sand for gold. |
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