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Word entry · 5 letters

miner

Best crossword clue

"Underground worker"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted eimnrStarts with MEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
1M2I3N4E5R

Definitions

  1. laborer who works in a mine

Word origin

From mine + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: mineworker; mineowner
  • The group of miners were stuck underground after a shaft caved in.
  • Hui from Lin’an—especially those from the village of Huilong—were famously skilled miners and traveled long distances to work mines throughout the province.

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