miner
/ˈmaɪnə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmaɪnər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmīnə(r)/ (ame, mw)
miner — noun
- minersingular
- minersplural
1. A person whose job is to extract coal, gold, diamonds, or other valuable materia
A person whose job is to extract coal, gold, diamonds, or other valuable materials from underground tunnels and pits.
The miners at the gold mine in Ghana work in very hot conditions underground.
collocation: gold miner / coal miner
Antonia's grandfather worked as a coal miner in West Virginia for forty years.
After the tunnel collapsed, rescue teams worked through the night to reach the trapped miners.
The foreman warned the new miners always to wear their helmets and lamps underground.
Yael worked as a miner, loading chunks of coal onto a moving belt deep underground.
- mineworker
A neutral, slightly more formal term that covers all types of mining labour.
- pit worker
Chiefly British English; refers specifically to someone who works in a coal pit (coal mine).
用法筆記
Often combined with the type of mineral being extracted: a coal miner, a gold miner, a diamond miner.
常見錯誤
2. A person or organization that uses specialized computer hardware and software to
A person or organization that uses specialized computer hardware and software to solve complex mathematical problems in order to create new units of a digital currency, such as Bitcoin.
Eri set up eight powerful computers in her garage to work as a Bitcoin miner.
collocation: Bitcoin miner
The cost of electricity is the biggest expense for most crypto miners around the world.
Smaller miners often join a mining pool so they can earn cryptocurrency more steadily together.
Eli checked the temperature of his mining rig every hour to stop the machines from overheating.
Some crypto miners have moved their equipment to countries with cheaper electricity and cooler climates.
- crypto miner
Shortened form used interchangeably in informal and technical contexts.
- Bitcoin miner
Specifically refers to a miner of the Bitcoin network; the most common type of cryptocurrency miner.
用法筆記
Can refer to either an individual hobbyist running a single machine or a large company operating thousands of specialised computers in a 'mining farm'.