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Word: Miner
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French minour, from miner ‘to mine’ (see mine)
ˈmʌɪnə
a person who works in a mine
Short Definition:mine worker
Examples:- he worked as a miner at Wearmouth Colliery for 27 years
- the miners were freed after spending four days trapped underground
a person who obtains units of a cryptocurrency by running computer processes to solve specific mathematical problems
Short Definition:person who obtains units of cryptocurrency
Examples:- anyone can become a bitcoin miner
- there are many miners in competition with one another who are driven by the same profit motive
a person who dug tunnels in order to destroy an enemy position with explosives.
Short Definition:person who tunnelled under enemy position
a small South American bird of the ovenbird family, which excavates a long burrow for breeding.
Short Definition:South American burrowing bird
leaf miner
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