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mineworker

mineworker noun: one who works in a mine.

Noun

mineworker (plural mineworkers)

  1. One who works in a mine.
    • Near-synonym: miner (usually coinstantial)
    • West Australian Liberal MP Mal Washer says many mineworkers are paid more than federal backbenchers, who receive $127,060.2009 April 3, Staff writer, “Unions attack attempts by MPs to lift their pay”, in Herald Sun
    Synonyms:
    miner[coinstantial]]>

Synonyms of mineworker

  • miner[coinstantial]]>

Forms of mineworker

pluralmineworkers

Origin of mineworker

From mine + worker.

Questions about mineworker

What does mineworker mean?
Mineworker means one who works in a mine.
What part of speech is mineworker?
Mineworker is a noun.
What is the plural of mineworker?
The plural of mineworker is mineworkers.

Words near mineworker in the dictionary

  1. Minety
  2. minever
  3. minevers
  4. Minevich
  5. minework
  6. mineworker
  7. mineworkers
  8. mineworking
  9. mineworkings
  10. Minfeng
  11. Minffordd

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