Definitions of mineworker
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laborer who works in a mine
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synonyms:
miner
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types:
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coal miner, collier, pitman
someone who works in a coal mine
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gold digger, gold miner, gold panner
a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field
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placer miner
a miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging
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prospector
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
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strip miner
a miner who does strip mining
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forty-niner
a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849
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sourdough
a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
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type of:
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jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer
someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
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