n. One who works the tailings of a mine to extract small pieces of marketable ore.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A person stealing ore from the mines in Derbyshire, England, and punishable in the barmote or miners' court.
n. An officer belonging to the Derbyshire mines.
n. A gentle breeze.
Word Usage
"What little character development that exists -- one caver is blamed for another's death years before -- is trivial and serves no real purpose to the plot."