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miner

UK
/ˈmaɪ.nə/
US
/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/

Translations

minernoun
miners
pl
UK
/ˈmaɪ.nə/
US
/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/
The miner spent long hours underground, extracting coal from the seams.
Le mineur a passé de longues heures sous terre à extraire le charbon des veines.
mineuseEn entomologie, pour la larve qui creuse les tissus végétaux.
The tomato plants were damaged by miners that burrowed between the leaf layers.
Les plants de tomates ont été endommagés par des mineuses qui creusaient entre les couches des feuilles.
mineurEn informatique et dans la cryptomonnaie.
Large pools of cryptocurrency miners compete to add the next block to the chain.
De grands pools de mineurs de cryptomonnaies se disputent l’ajout du prochain bloc à la chaîne.
Additional translations
sapeurMilitaire, pour le soldat qui creuse des mines ou des galeries sous les fortifications ennemies.
méliphageOrnithologie, pour les oiseaux australiens du genre Manorina.
Synonyms
prospector
ore worker
tunneler
extractor
digging laborer
mineradjective
UK
/ˈmaɪ.nə/
US
/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/
Used attributively before another noun to mean ‘relating to miners or mining’ (e.g. “miner helmets”).
Miner safety regulations were tightened after the accident.
Les règles de sécurité minières ont été renforcées après l’accident.

Definitions

minernoun
A person who works in a mine, extracting minerals or other geological materials from the earth.
The miner spent long hours underground, extracting coal from the seams.
Any of several Australian honeyeater birds of the genus Manorina, especially the noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala).
A flock of miners descended on the flowering gum tree in search of nectar.
A person or device (such as specialised computer hardware) that performs cryptocurrency mining by solving complex mathematical problems to validate transactions on a blockchain.
Large pools of cryptocurrency miners compete to add the next block to the chain.
An insect larva that tunnels within and feeds on plant tissue, particularly leaves; a leaf miner.
The tomato plants were damaged by miners that burrowed between the leaf layers.
A soldier who digs tunnels or mines beneath enemy fortifications to undermine them during siege warfare.
Medieval miners burrowed under the castle walls to plant explosives.
mineradjective
Relating to miners or to the activity of mining.
Miner safety regulations were tightened after the accident.
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