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prospector

Syllables: pros·pec·torUK/pɹəˈspɛktə//ˈpɹɑsˌpɛktɚ/

prospector noun: a person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.

Noun

prospector (plural prospectors)

  1. A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.
    • A large number of prospectors have crossed over the divide to the British head waters of the Yukon, in search of the rich diggings found by a lucky few last year.1886 June 9, “Geographical Notes”, in Science, volume VIII, number 179, New York: The Science Company, page 27
    • The south polar region of Promethei Planum developed a Bermuda Triangle reputation. Satellites detected intermittent mass concentrations and magnetic field shifts. In 2148, prospectors working near Deseado Crater discovered an underground complex: a Prothean observation post. The odd phenomena were...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Protheans: Mars Ruins Codex entry

prospector meaning in Malayalam

prospector in Malayalam

പരിശോധകൻ, ഖനിജാന്വേഷകൻ, ലോഹരത്നാദികൾ ഉള്ള ദിക്കു തിരയുന്നവൻ

Examples of prospector in a sentence

  • Rather they might be compared to prospectors, or miners who go out looking for treasures.
  • Prospectors and cowpunchers who see the animals most often, sometimes call them Mexican monkeys.
  • “Reckon it's first-drink time,” the old prospector cried cheerily, and unearthed Monica's two-gallon demijohn.

All 10 example sentences with prospector

Forms of prospector

pluralprospectors

Plural of prospector: prospectors

Origin of prospector

From prospect + -or.

Words formed from prospector

Words that rhyme with prospector

8 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about prospector

What does prospector mean?
Prospector means a person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.
What is prospector in Malayalam?
Prospector in Malayalam is പരിശോധകൻ, ഖനിജാന്വേഷകൻ, ലോഹരത്നാദികൾ ഉള്ള ദിക്കു തിരയുന്നവൻ. See Prospector meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is prospector?
Prospector is a noun.
How do you pronounce prospector?
Prospector is pronounced /pɹəˈspɛktə/ (UK).
What is the plural of prospector?
The plural of prospector is prospectors.

Words near prospector in the dictionary

  1. prospectives
  2. prospectivities
  3. prospectivity
  4. prospectless
  5. prospectlessness
  6. prospector
  7. prospectors
  8. prospects
  9. prospectus
  10. prospectuses
  11. prospectusless

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prospector (page history and authors); prospector (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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