gold-washer

noun

A person who extracts gold from sand or gravel by panning.

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Meanings

noungold-washer (plural gold-washers)

plural gold-washers

  1. A person who extracts gold from sand or gravel by panning.
  2. The portable machinery used to separate heavy gold particles from lighter debris.
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APA

gold-washer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-washer

MLA

“gold-washer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-washer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold-washer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-washer.

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