miners

IPA/ˈmaɪ.nər/
KK[mˈaɪnɚz]IPA/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/

miners — noun

  • minerssingular
  • minersesplural

1. a worker whose job is to dig coal, gold, or other minerals out of the ground, us

1.名詞B1
釋義

a worker whose job is to dig coal, gold, or other minerals out of the ground, usually deep underground

例句

Hao's grandfather spent thirty years as a coal miner in Shanxi province.

collocation: coal miner

The rescue team worked for three days to reach the miners trapped underground.

miners trapped + underground

同義詞
  • collier

    old-fashioned term for a coal miner, rarely used today

  • pitman

    British English, old-fashioned, specifically a coal miner

  • digger

    informal; can also refer to gold prospectors or archaeological workers

常見錯誤

❌He works in a miner.
✅He works in a mine.
💡A miner is the person; the mine is the place where they work.

2. a person or business that uses computers to earn digital currency by solving dif

2.名詞B2
釋義

a person or business that uses computers to earn digital currency by solving difficult mathematical puzzles

例句

Mathieu set up a room full of computers to work as a Bitcoin miner from his garage.

Bitcoin miner

Crypto miners in Iceland use cheap energy from hot underground springs to power their operations.

同義詞
  • crypto miner

    full form, used when context does not make the meaning clear

  • Bitcoin miner

    specifically for mining Bitcoin rather than other cryptocurrencies

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (MINE WORKER): this sense always relates to computers and digital currency, never to physical digging underground.

常見錯誤

❌The miners went down the shaft to get Bitcoin.
✅The crypto miners ran software to earn Bitcoin.
💡Cryptocurrency miners use computers, not pickaxes and tunnels.