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outcropper

outcropper noun: one who obtains coal from an outcrop, at or close to the surface.

Noun

outcropper (plural outcroppers)

  1. One who obtains coal from an outcrop, at or close to the surface.

Forms of outcropper

pluraloutcroppers

Origin of outcropper

From outcrop + -er.

Questions about outcropper

What does outcropper mean?
Outcropper means one who obtains coal from an outcrop, at or close to the surface.
What part of speech is outcropper?
Outcropper is a noun.
What is the plural of outcropper?
The plural of outcropper is outcroppers.

Words near outcropper in the dictionary

  1. outcrier
  2. outcriers
  3. outcries
  4. outcrop
  5. outcropped
  6. outcropper
  7. outcroppers
  8. outcropping
  9. outcroppings
  10. outcrops
  11. outcross

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