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mineworker

/ˈmaɪnˌwɝkɝ/ noun

One who works in a mine.

Word Origin Mine comes from Late Latin mina 'mineral deposit,' while worker is from Old English weorc 'labor.' A straightforward compound: someone who works in a mine. The word mineral shares the same Latin root.

noun One who works in a mine. countable

The mineworker spent eight hours each day extracting coal from deep underground.

(名词) 矿工；采矿工；煤矿工人

矿工每天花八小时从地下深处开采煤炭。

(sustantivo) Minero; el que trabaja en una mina.

El minero pasaba ocho horas al día extrayendo carbón de las profundidades.

(nom) mineur; ouvrier mineur; travailleur minier [Personne qui travaille dans une mine.]

Le mineur passait huit heures par jour à extraire du charbon des profondeurs de la terre.

(Substantiv) Bergarbeiter; Kumpel; Grubenarbeiter [Eine Person, die in einem Bergwerk arbeitet.]

Der **mineworker** verbrachte täglich acht Stunden damit, tief unter der Erde Kohle abzubauen.

(名詞) 鉱山で働く人、鉱山労働者

鉱山労働者は毎日8時間、地下深くから石炭を掘り出していた。

(substantivo) mineiro; minerador [Aquele que trabalha em uma mina.]

O mineiro passava oito horas por dia extraindo carvão das profundezas.

Synonyms: miner collier pitman quarryman excavator Antonyms: surface worker nonminer office worker professional
Word parts: mine + work + er

Common collocations

of prep union subst national adj to prep be verb democratic adj in prep have verb strike subst job subst with prep

Related words

miner mining mineralogy worker workable

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