miner
Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/
The English word “miner” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- A person who works in a mine.
- An operator of ordnance mines and similar explosives.
- Any bird of one of several species of South American ovenbirds in the genus Geositta.
- Software or hardware that mines, or creates new units of cryptocurrency.
- A person who mines cryptocurrency.
- Any bird of one of four species of Australian endemic honeyeaters in the genus Manorina.
Etymology
From mine + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
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