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coalminer

coalminer noun: one who mines for coal; especially, a worker who does not own the mine.

coalminer: one who mines for coal; especially, a worker who does not own the mine
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Noun

coalminer (plural coalminers)

  1. One who mines for coal; especially, a worker who does not own the mine.
    • Near-synonyms: coalworker, collier
    Synonyms:
    coalworker, collier

Synonyms of coalminer

Forms of coalminer

pluralcoalminers

Origin of coalminer

By surface analysis, coal + miner, or, by surface analysis, coal mine + -er.

Questions about coalminer

What does coalminer mean?
Coalminer means one who mines for coal; especially, a worker who does not own the mine.
What part of speech is coalminer?
Coalminer is a noun.
What is the plural of coalminer?
The plural of coalminer is coalminers.

Words near coalminer in the dictionary

  1. coalmen
  2. coalmeter
  3. coalmeters
  4. coalmice
  5. coalmine
  6. coalminer
  7. coalminer's lung
  8. coalminers
  9. coalmines
  10. coalmining
  11. coalmonger

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