miner

(mī'nər)
n.

1. One whose work or business it is to extract ore or minerals from the earth.
2. A machine for the automatic extraction of minerals, especially of coal.
3. A soldier, often a specialist, engaged in mining operations.
4. Zoology. A leaf miner.

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n. a person who digs tunnels in order to destroy an enemy position with explosives.

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IN BRIEF: n. - Laborer who works in an underground shaft, digging for ore.

Tutor's tip: Union rules forbade a "minor" (a person under legal age) to do the work of a "miner" (a person who works in a mine).

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• Mining - miner: person whose work is digging in a mine; mineworker
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - minearbejder, [mil.] minør

Nederlands (Dutch)
mijnwerker, mijngraafmachine

Français (French)
n. - mineur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bergmann, Kumpel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μεταλλευτής, εξορύκτης, μεταλλωρύχος, ανθρακωρύχος

Italiano (Italian)
minatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - minerador (m)

Русский (Russian)
шахтер, минер

Español (Spanish)
n. - minero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gruvarbetare, minör

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
矿工, 地雷工兵, 开矿机

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 礦工, 地雷工兵, 開礦機

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 광부

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鉱夫, 坑夫, 地雷工兵

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) معدن, ملغم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חבלן, כורה, מניח-מוקשים, חופר, מכשיר כרייה, זחל או חרק החופרים באדמה‬

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