miner
A person who works in a mineA person who works in a mine.
» I used to be a coal miner.
Ich war früher ein Bergarbeiter.
Ich war einmal Bergarbeiter.
Я раньше был шахтёром.
Я колись був шахтарем.
Meaning
6 sensesA person who works in a mine.
Near-synonyms: mineworker; mineowner
The group of miners were stuck underground after a shaft caved in.
Bergmann, Bergarbeiter
шахтёрšaxtjór, горня́кgornják
шахта́рšaxtár, гірни́кhirnýk
laborer who works in a mine
An operator of ordnance mines and similar explosives.
сапёрsapjór, минёрminjór
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.
A person who mines cryptocurrency.
Any bird of one of four species of Australian endemic honeyeaters in the genus Manorina.
Examples
71 sentencesI used to be a coal miner.
Я колись був шахтарем.
ruЯ раньше был шахтёром.
deIch war früher ein Bergarbeiter.
Tom isn't a miner.
Том не шахтар.
ruТом не шахтёр.
deTom ist kein Bergmann.
I'm a coal miner.
Я шахтар.
ruЯ шахтёр.
Tom was a coal miner.
Том був шахтарем.
ruТом был шахтёром.
Tom is a miner, isn't he?
deTom ist Bergmann, nicht wahr?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From mine + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).From mine + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
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Forms
plural: minersSynonyms
2 synonyms- laborer who works in a mine:mineworker
Word family
15 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- a coal miner
- coal miner
- is a miner