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By surface analysis, coal + miner, or, by surface analysis, coal mine + -er.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
coalminer
Today it means: One who mines for coal; especially, a worker who does not own the mine. Full definition →
Today it means: One who mines for coal; especially, a worker who does not own the mine. Full definition →
By surface analysis, coal + miner, or, by surface analysis, coal mine + -er.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.