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galamseyer

galamseyer noun: in Ghana, a person who performs illegal gold mining independently of mining companies.

Noun

galamseyer (plural galamseyers)

  1. In Ghana, a person who performs illegal gold mining independently of mining companies.
    • It is estimated that 'galamseyers' lose up to 70 per cent of their potential take, because of the inefficient methods they use.1992, Africa Review, page 96

Forms of galamseyer

pluralgalamseyers

Questions about galamseyer

What does galamseyer mean?
Galamseyer means in Ghana, a person who performs illegal gold mining independently of mining companies.
What part of speech is galamseyer?
Galamseyer is a noun.
What is the plural of galamseyer?
The plural of galamseyer is galamseyers.

Words near galamseyer in the dictionary

  1. galamander
  2. galamanders
  3. Galambine
  4. Galamedhuvaa
  5. galamsey
  6. galamseyer
  7. galamseyers
  8. galamseys
  9. galamustine
  10. Galan
  11. galanas

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