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Miner
see synonyms of minerNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Miner
see synonyms of minernoun
1.
a person who works in a mine
2. Also called: continuous miner
a large machine for the automatic extraction of minerals, esp coal, from a mine
3.
any of various insects or insect larvae that bore into and feed on plant tissues
See also leaf miner4. Australian
any of several honey-eaters of the genus Manorina, esp M. melanocephala (noisy miner), of scrub regions
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Miner
see synonyms of miner noun
1.
a person whose work is digging coal, ore, etc. in a mine
2. Archaic
a soldier who mines enemy installations, etc.
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Miner
see synonyms of minern.
1. One whose work or business it is to extract ore or minerals from the earth.
2. A machine for the automatic extraction of minerals, especially of coal.
3. A soldier, often a specialist, engaged in mining operations.
4. Zoology A leaf miner.
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