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miner
[mahy-ner]
noun
Also called mineworker.a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
His ancestors were slate miners in Wales who emigrated to the United States.
a mechanical device used in mining.
She made her money by developing a miner for extracting ores from the ocean floor.
any of several Australian birds of the genus Manorina, feeding on honey and typically having a loud call.
Entomology.any of various insect larvae that create tunnels in the parenchyma of leaves.
Digital Technology.
a computer or network of computers engaged in solving sets of mathematical problems that are used to verify cryptocurrency transactions and that, when solved, yield a unit of the currency.
a software application that is designed to run this process.
a person or company that engages in this process.
(formerly) a person who places or lays explosive mines.
miner
/ ˈɪə /
noun
a person who works in a mine
Also called: continuous miner.a large machine for the automatic extraction of minerals, esp coal, from a mine
any of various insects or insect larvae that bore into and feed on plant tissues See also leaf miner
any of several honey-eaters of the genus Manorina, esp M. melanocephala (noisy miner), of scrub regions See noisy miner
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Example Sentences
Reynolds said his grandfather was a coal miner, but told his son "don't go down the mines".
But unbeknownst to the miners, Murderbot has been able to hack its governor module, its system, so it's gained autonomy, free will.
Unlike Tiger, Thabiso decided to stay at home and rear sheep for a living, rather than join the illegal miners, known as zama zamas, in South Africa.
Atkins, 62, was raised in southwest Virginia by a coal miner and a garment worker and moved to San Diego in her 20s.
The families of miners previously said they were heartbroken by the theft of the statues, which they said were memorials to those who worked at Ryhope pits.
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