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miner definition

miner (-ər)

noun

  1. a person whose work is digging coal, ore, etc. in a mine
  2. Archaic a soldier who mines enemy installations, etc.

Etymology: ME minour < OFr < miner, to mine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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