mineworker

English

Etymology

From mine +‎ worker.

Noun

mineworker (plural mineworkers)

1. One who works in a mine.

   Hypernym: worker

   Coordinate terms: mineowner (sometimes coinstantial); fieldworker, factoryworker

   Near-synonym: miner (usually coinstantial)

   • 2009 April 3, Staff writer, “Unions attack attempts by MPs to lift their pay”, in Herald Sun‎:

     West Australian Liberal MP Mal Washer says many mineworkers are paid more than federal backbenchers, who receive $127,060.

Translations

mineworker

French: mineur (fr) m Ottoman Turkish: معدنجی (maʿdenci), لغمجی (lağımcı) Portuguese: mineiro (pt) m, mineira f Spanish: minero (es) m, minera (es) f Swedish: gruvarbetare (sv) c

See also

• laborer
• tradesperson