Miner synonyms

mī'nər

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driller
One who drills.
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prospector
One who explores an area for mineral deposits or oil.
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excavator
A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc; a backhoe; digger
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digger
A person or animal that digs:
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forty-niner
One who took part in the 1849 California gold rush.
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collier
(Nautical) A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal
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dredger
A container with a perforated lid used for scattering sugar or flour
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docker (related)
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mineworker
One who works in a mine; a miner.
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desert-rat
A Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) from Africa
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sourdough
(Slang) An old-timer, especially in Alaska. From the distinctive pouches of bread starter worn on a belt or around the neck by experienced prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush.
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laborer (related)
One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly.
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worker (related)
A person, animal, or thing that works; specif., a person who is employed to do physical or mental work for wages, esp. in order to earn a living, as in a trade, industry, business, office, etc. or on a farm, ranch, etc.
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sapper
A soldier employed in setting or disarming mines
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quarryman (related)
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coalminers (related)
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workman (related)
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labourer (related)
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miners (related)
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railwayman (related)
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steelworkers (related)
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navvy (related)
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coal miner (related)
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colliery (related)
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Find another word for miner. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for miner, like: driller, prospector, excavator, digger, forty-niner, collier, dredger, docker, mineworker, desert-rat and sourdough.
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Miner Sentence Examples

  • In order to get a practical knowledge of mining he worked for a few months as a miner at the Wiethe colliery.

  • In May the rivers open, the cleared land thaws out, and by June the miner is again at work.

  • From 1876 to 1897 the total value of the output of the Galena field was between $25,000,000 and $26,000,000; but at present Kansas is far more important as a smelter than as a miner of zinc and lead, and in 1906 58% of all spelter produced in the United States came from smelters in Kansas.

  • The Indian army consists of 138 battalions of infantry, 10 regiments of cavalry, 16 mountain batteries, i garrison artillery company, 32 sapper and miner companies (2 railways companies included).

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