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miner¹
- /ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/
Sounds like minor, myna (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -aɪnə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From mine + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
noun miners
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A person who works in a mine.
Near-synonyms: mineworker; mineowner
Similar: mineworker, mineowner
- An operator of ordnance mines and similar explosives.
- Any bird of one of several species of South American ovenbirds in the genus Geositta.
- Software or hardware that mines, or creates new units of cryptocurrency. The move would have probably prevented Kazakhstan-based miners from accessing the bitcoin network.
- A person who mines cryptocurrency. The first miner to solve each puzzle would be awarded 50 new bitcoins, and the associated block of transactions would be added to the chain. The difficulty of each puzzle would increase as the number of miners increased, which would keep production to one block of transactions roughly every 10 minut
miner²
- /ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/
Sounds like minor, myna (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -aɪnə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From myna.
noun miners
- Any bird of one of four species of Australian endemic honeyeaters in the genus Manorina.
Miner³
proper noun Miners
- A surname.
- A minor city in Mississippi County and Scott County, Missouri, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mineworker, digger, erosion, mineral, extractive, worker, working, factor, youngster, underage, child, juvenile, minor, minors, tunneller, coalminer
Translations
Every language
noun person who works in a mine
| Español | minero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 광부 gwangbu, 갱부 gaengbu |
| 日本語 | 鉱夫 kōfu, 坑夫 kōfu, 鉱山労働者 kōzan rōdōsha |
| 中文 | 礦工 /矿工 kuànggōng, 礦夫 /矿夫 kuàngfū |
| हिन्दी | खानक khānak, खनिक khanik |
| Português | mineiro |
| Français | mineur |
| Deutsch | Bergmann, Bergarbeiter, Grubenarbeiter |
| Italiano | minatore |
| Ελληνικά | μεταλλωρύχος metallorýchos |
| Română | miner, mineră, mineriță |
| Русский | шахтёр šaxtjór, горня́к gornják, горнорабо́чий gornorabóčij, рудоко́п rudokóp |
| Tiếng Việt | thợ mỏ, công nhân mỏ, phu mỏ |
| العربية | عَامِل مَنْجَم ʕāmil manjam, نَقَّاب naqqāb |
| עברית | כּוֹרֶה koré |
Talk about this word "miner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/miner. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. miner. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/miner "miner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/miner.Cite this
@misc{miner_2026,
title = {miner},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miner},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
