Prospector

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One who explores an area for mineral deposits or oil.
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  • n. A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who prospects; especially, one who explores a region for minerals and precious metals.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In mining, one who explores or searches for valuable minerals or ores of any kind as preliminary to regular or continuous operations. Compare fossicker.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    miner    mineworker   
    Hyponym
    sourdough   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    trapper    miner    woodsman    digger    frontiersman   
     
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