noun
Meaning 1
One who works in a mine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: miner (usually coinstantial)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: miner[coinstantial]]>
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: worker
Standard Lemma guide
mineworker
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Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
laborer who works in a mine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: miner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack
Narrower terms: coal miner, collier, pitman, gold miner, gold digger, gold panner, placer miner, prospector, strip miner
History
Etymology
From mine + worker.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: mineur — mineworker
- Polish: górnik — mineworker
- Polish: górniczka — mineworker
- Portuguese: mineiro — mineworker
- Portuguese: mineira — mineworker
- Spanish: minero — mineworker
- Spanish: minera — mineworker
- Swedish: gruvarbetare — mineworker
- Ottoman Turkish: معدنجی (maʿdenci) — mineworker
- Ottoman Turkish: لغمجی (lağımcı) — mineworker