minernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmaɪ.nər/us/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/C1 a person who works in a mine:
a coal miner
More examples
- The miners went on strike to try to save jobs.
- He was leader of the miners' union.
- All his sons became miners.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Engineering - mining & quarrying
- borehole
- coal
- coal mine
- digger
- excavate
- excavator
- extract
- fracking
- gold mine
- gravel pit
- gusher
- hydraulic fracturing
- mineral
- mining
- oil rig
- opencast
- pit
- quarry
- slag heap
- workings
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