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Definitions for Miner

[1] Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
[2] a mechanical device used in mining: a miner for extracting ores from the ocean floor.
[3] any of several Australian birds of the genus Manorina, feeding on honey and typically having a loud call.
[4] any of various insect larvae that create tunnels in the parenchyma of leaves.
[5] (formerly) a person who places or lays military or naval mines.
[6] a person who works in a mine
[7] Also called: continuous miner a large machine for the automatic extraction of minerals, esp coal, from a mine
[8] any of various insects or insect larvae that bore into and feed on plant tissues See also leaf miner
[9] Australian any of several honey-eaters of the genus Manorina, esp M. melanocephala (noisy miner), of scrub regions See noisy miner

Words related to Miner

prospector, excavator, collier, sapper, dredger

Words nearby Miner

minecraft, minefield, minehunter, minelayer, mineola, miner, miner's anemia, miner's dial, miner's inch, miner's lettuce, miner's lung

Origin of Miner

1225–75; mine2 + -er1; replacing Middle English minour < Anglo-French (see -or2)

Words that may be confused with Miner

miner, minor, myna

Synonyms for Miner

prospector, collier, dredger, excavator, sapper