Meaning & use
miner
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A person who works in a mine extracting coal, metals, or other minerals from the earth.
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The miner descended nearly a mile underground to reach the coal seam.
Many miners in the region were affected when the local mine closed.
A note on using this word
Don't confuse 'miner' with its homophone 'minor,' meaning someone under legal age or something of lesser importance.
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