Meanings
miner1
nounminer (plural miners)
plural miners
- A person who works in a mine.
Near-synonyms: mineworker; mineowner
3 more examples
The group of miners were stuck underground after a shaft caved in.
Hui from Lin’an—especially those from the village of Huilong—were famously skilled miners and traveled long distances to work mines throughout the province.
2005, David G. Atwill, “Shades of Islam: The Muslim Yunnanese”, in The Chinese Sultanate: Islam, Ethnicity, and the Panthay Rebellion in Southwest China, 1856-1873, Stanford, Cali.: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 44Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.
2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2021Synonyms: mineworker, mineowner
- An operator of ordnance mines and similar explosives.
- businessSoftware or hardware that mines, or creates new units of cryptocurrency.
The move would have probably prevented Kazakhstan-based miners from accessing the bitcoin network.
2022 January 6, “Kazakhstan internet shutdown deals blow to global bitcoin mining operation”, in The Guardian - businessA person who mines cryptocurrency.
1 more example
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 minutes.
2011 November 23, Benjamin Wallace, “The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin”, in Wired, San Francisco, Calif.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Jan 2025
miner2
Miner3
proper nounMiner (countable and uncountable, plural Miners)
plural Miners
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Mississippi County and Scott County, Missouri, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who works in a mine.
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Origin
miner · noun
From mine + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μεταλλευτής
- μεταλλευτής (metalleutḗs)person who works in a mine
Arabic عَامِل مَنْجَم, نَقَّاب
- عَامِل مَنْجَم (ʕāmil manjam)person who works in a mine
- نَقَّاب (naqqāb)person who works in a mine
Basque meatzari
- meatzariperson who works in a mine
Bengali খনিজীবী, খনিশ্রমিক
- খনিজীবী (khonijibi)person who works in a mine
- খনিশ্রমিক (khonisromik)person who works in a mine
Bulgarian миньо́р, руднича́р
- миньо́р (minjór)person who works in a mine
- руднича́р (rudničár)person who works in a mine
- рудокопа́ч (rudokopáč)person who works in a mine
- сапьо́р (sapjór)operator of mines and other explosives
Catalan minaire, miner
- minaireperson who works in a mine
- minerperson who works in a mine
- menjamelbird of genus Geositta
Chinese Cantonese 礦工 /矿工, 礦夫 /矿夫
- 礦工 /矿工 (kwong³ gung¹)person who works in a mine
- 礦夫 /矿夫 (kong³ fu¹)person who works in a mine
Chinese Mandarin 礦工 /矿工, 礦夫 /矿夫
- 礦工 /矿工 (kuànggōng)person who works in a mine
- 礦夫 /矿夫 (kuàngfū)person who works in a mine
Czech havíř, horník
- havířperson who works in a mine
- horníkperson who works in a mine
- minéroperator of mines and other explosives
- kutálekbird of genus Geositta
- medosavkabird of genus Manorina
Danish minearbejder, grubearbejder
- minearbejderperson who works in a mine
- grubearbejderperson who works in a mine
Dutch mijnwerker, kompel
- mijnwerkerperson who works in a mine
- kompelperson who works in a mine
- mineuroperator of mines and other explosives
- mijnenleggeroperator of mines and other explosives
- ontmijneroperator of mines and other explosives
Esperanto ministo
- ministoperson who works in a mine
Estonian kaevur, minöör
- kaevurperson who works in a mine
- minööroperator of mines and other explosives
- sapööroperator of mines and other explosives
Finnish kaivosmies, kaivostyöläinen
- kaivosmiesperson who works in a mine
- kaivostyöläinenperson who works in a mine
- mainariperson who works in a mine
- miinamiesoperator of mines and other explosives
- kaivajabird of genus Geositta
- louhintaohjelmasoftware
- louhijasoftware
- kellomesikkobird of genus Manorina
French mineur
- mineurperson who works in a mine
German Bergmann, Bergarbeiter
- Bergmannperson who works in a mine
- Bergarbeiterperson who works in a mine
- Grubenarbeiterperson who works in a mine
Greek μεταλλωρύχος
- μεταλλωρύχος (metallorýchos)person who works in a mine
Hebrew כּוֹרֶה
- כּוֹרֶה (koré)person who works in a mine
Hindi खानक, खनिक
- खानक (khānak)person who works in a mine
- खनिक (khanik)person who works in a mine
Hungarian bányász, vájár
- bányászperson who works in a mine
- vájárperson who works in a mine
- aknászoperator of mines and other explosives
Icelandic námumaður
- námumaðurperson who works in a mine
Indonesian penambang
- penambangperson who works in a mine
Irish mianadóir, mianadóir
- mianadóirperson who works in a mine
- mianadóiroperator of mines and other explosives
Italian minatore
- minatoreperson who works in a mine
Japanese 鉱夫, 坑夫
- 鉱夫 (kōfu)person who works in a mine
- 坑夫 (kōfu)person who works in a mine
- 鉱山労働者 (kōzan rōdōsha)person who works in a mine
Korean 광부, 갱부
- 광부 (gwangbu)person who works in a mine
- 갱부 (gaengbu)person who works in a mine
Latin metallārius
- metallāriusperson who works in a mine
Latvian kalnracis, ogļracis
- kalnracisperson who works in a mine
- ogļracisperson who works in a mine
- mīnētājsoperator of mines and other explosives
Lithuanian kalnakasys, šachtininkas
- kalnakasysperson who works in a mine
- šachtininkasperson who works in a mine
Malay pelombong
- pelombongperson who works in a mine
Māori kaihuke
- kaihukeperson who works in a mine
Norwegian Bokmål gruvearbeider
- gruvearbeiderperson who works in a mine
Polish górnik
- górnikperson who works in a mine
Portuguese mineiro
- mineiroperson who works in a mine
Romanian miner, mineră
- minerperson who works in a mine
- minerăperson who works in a mine
- minerițăperson who works in a mine
Russian шахтёр, горня́к
- шахтёр (šaxtjór)person who works in a mine
- горня́к (gornják)person who works in a mine
- горнорабо́чий (gornorabóčij)person who works in a mine
- рудоко́п (rudokóp)person who works in a mine
- сапёр (sapjór)operator of mines and other explosives
- минёр (minjór)operator of mines and other explosives
Slovak baník
- baníkperson who works in a mine
Spanish minero
- mineroperson who works in a mine
Swedish gruvarbetare
- gruvarbetareperson who works in a mine
Tagalog mandudulang
- mandudulangperson who works in a mine
Thai คนงานเหมือง, คนงานเหมืองแร่
- คนงานเหมือง (kon-ngaan-mʉ̌ʉang)person who works in a mine
- คนงานเหมืองแร่ (kon-ngaan-mʉ̌ʉang-rɛ̂ɛ)person who works in a mine
Turkish madenci, lağımcı
- madenciperson who works in a mine
- lağımcıoperator of mines and other explosives
Ukrainian шахта́р, гірни́к
- шахта́р (šaxtár)person who works in a mine
- гірни́к (hirnýk)person who works in a mine
- рудоко́п (rudokóp)person who works in a mine
- сапе́р (sapér)operator of mines and other explosives
- міне́р (minér)operator of mines and other explosives
Urdu کان کَن
- کان کَن (kān kan)person who works in a mine
Vietnamese thợ mỏ, công nhân mỏ
- thợ mỏperson who works in a mine
- công nhân mỏperson who works in a mine
- phu mỏperson who works in a mine
Welsh mwynwr, cloddiwr
- mwynwrperson who works in a mine
- cloddiwrperson who works in a mine
- mwynwrbird of genus Geositta
- adar clochbird of genus Manorina
Yiddish מײַנער, גרעבער
- מײַנער (mayner)person who works in a mine
- גרעבער (greber)person who works in a mine
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with miner
designerminorlinerdinerSteinerfinerReinersignershinernineralignerdivinerassignerconsignermalignernonminornonsignerponcho linerresignersemiminorsubminor
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APA
miner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miner
MLA
“miner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miner. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miner.
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