mineworker (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *mineworker*:
NOUN	person	mineworker, miner	laborer who works in a mine

mineworker > pronunciation
Sounds	may'nwer.ker
Rhymes	acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker...

English > *mineworker*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	laborer who works in a mine.
Synonym	miner
Narrower	coal miner, collier, pitman	someone who works in a coal mine
	gold miner, gold digger, gold panner	A miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field
	placer miner	A miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging
	prospector	someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
	strip miner	A miner who does strip mining
Broader	laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack	someone who works with their hands
Spanish	minera, minero
Catalan	minaire, miner

HyperDic: mineworker