Meaning & use
Prospector
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A person who explores a region in search of valuable mineral deposits, such as gold or oil.
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The prospector panned the river for gold every morning before sunrise.
Geological surveys now do much of the work early prospectors once did by hand.
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Closely associated with 19th-century gold rushes, though the term is still used for anyone searching for mineral resources today.
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