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nounOne who mines for coal; especially, a worker who does not own the mine.
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By surface analysis, coal + miner, or, by surface analysis, coal mine + -er.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian въглекопач
- въглекопач (văglekopač)one who mines for coal
Dutch kolenmijnwerker, kolenmijner
- kolenmijnwerkerone who mines for coal
- kolenmijnerone who mines for coal
Finnish hiilikaivoksen työntekijä, hiilikaivostyöläinen
- hiilikaivoksen työntekijäone who mines for coal
- hiilikaivostyöläinenone who mines for coal
- hiilikaivosmiesone who mines for coal
French mineur de charbonnage, houilleur
- mineur de charbonnageone who mines for coal
- houilleurone who mines for coal
German Kohlenbergmann, Kohlenbergarbeiter
- Kohlenbergmannone who mines for coal
- Kohlenbergarbeiterone who mines for coal
Greek ανθρακωρύχος
- ανθρακωρύχος (anthrakorýchos)one who mines for coal
Hungarian szénbányász, kőszénbányász
- szénbányászone who mines for coal
- kőszénbányászone who mines for coal
- vájárone who mines for coal
Irish mianadóir guail
- mianadóir guailone who mines for coal
Korean 탄부
- 탄부 (tanbu)one who mines for coal
Lithuanian angliakasys
- angliakasysone who mines for coal
Polish górnik
- górnikone who mines for coal
Romanian cărbunar
- cărbunarone who mines for coal
Russian у́гольщик
- у́гольщик (úgolʹščik)one who mines for coal
Slovak uhliar
- uhliarone who mines for coal
Turkish kömürcü
- kömürcüone who mines for coal
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APA
coalminer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalminer
MLA
“coalminer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalminer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coalminer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalminer.
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