gold miner

/goʊld ˌmaɪnər/
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Other forms: gold miners

Definitions of gold miner
  1. noun
    a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field
    synonyms: gold digger, gold panner
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    types:
    forty-niner
    a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849
    type of:
    miner, mineworker
    laborer who works in a mine
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