placer miner

/ˌpleɪsər ˌmaɪnər/
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Other forms: placer miners

Definitions of placer miner
  1. noun
    a miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging
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    type of:
    miner, mineworker
    laborer who works in a mine
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