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prospectors

prospectors is the plural of prospector.

Meaning of prospector

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

Questions about prospectors

What is prospectors the plural of?
Prospectors is the plural of prospector.

Words near prospectors in the dictionary

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

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