ninja miner

noun

A person who unofficially digs or pans for gold in Mongolia.

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Meanings

nounninja miner (plural ninja miners)

plural ninja miners

  1. informalA person who unofficially digs or pans for gold in Mongolia.

Origin

So called because their green plastic buckets are thought to resemble the shells of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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APA

ninja miner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninja%20miner

MLA

“ninja miner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninja%20miner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ninja miner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ninja%20miner.

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