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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :   [ gazetteer ]

  Miner, MO (city, FIPS 48656)
    Location: 36.89383 N, 89.53460 W
    Population (1990): 1218 (483 housing units)
    Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Miner \Min"er\, n. [Cf. F. mineur.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; one engaged in
        the business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, out
        of the earth; one who digs military mines; as, armies have
        sappers and miners.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) Any of numerous insects which, in the larval state,
            excavate galleries in the parenchyma of leaves. They
            are mostly minute moths and dipterous flies.
        (b) The chattering, or garrulous, honey eater of Australia
            ({Myzantha garrula).
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Miner's elbow (Med.), a swelling on the black of the elbow
        due to inflammation of the bursa over the olecranon; -- so
        called because of frequent occurrence in miners.
  
     Miner's inch, in hydraulic mining, the amount of water
        flowing under a given pressure in a given time through a
        hole one inch in diameter. It is a unit for measuring the
        quantity of water supplied.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Miner \Min"er\, n. [Cf. F. mineur.]
     1. One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; one engaged in
        the business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, out
        of the earth; one who digs military mines; as, armies have
        sappers and miners.
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) Any of numerous insects which, in the larval state,
            excavate galleries in the parenchyma of leaves. They
            are mostly minute moths and dipterous flies.
        (b) The chattering, or garrulous, honey eater of Australia
            ({Myzantha garrula).
  
     Miner's elbow (Med.), a swelling on the black of the elbow
        due to inflammation of the bursa over the olecranon; -- so
        called because of frequent occurrence in miners.
  
     Miner's inch, in hydraulic mining, the amount of water
        flowing under a given pressure in a given time through a
        hole one inch in diameter. It is a unit for measuring the
        quantity of water supplied.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  miner
       n : laborer who works in a mine [syn: mineworker]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  miner
     Γαλλικά vb.
     1 (παρωχ) καταστρέφω με μια νάρκη
     2 σκάβω το εσωτερικό ενός αντικειμένου, ξύνω από μέσα
     3 (μτφρ) διαλύω, καταστρέφω, φθείρω
     4 τοποθετώ νάρκη, ναρκοθετώ
     5 κάνω κάποιον να αρρωσταίνω, να υποφέρω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  miner
     Danish n.
     (infl of da mine  indef p)
     French vb.
     1 to mine, exploit natural riches
     2 (lb fr transitive) to undermine; to erode
     n.
     A person who works in a mine.
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn mine  indef p)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (inflection of nn mina  pres)
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv min  indef p)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  miner.
     Swedish n.
     (lb sv lexicography) mineralogy; (abbreviation of sv mineralogi)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Miner
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en minor city co/Mississippi County and co/Scott County
  s/Missouri c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  miner
     n.
     A person who works in a mine.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  miner.
     n.
     (abbreviation of en mineralogy)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Miner
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en minor city co/Mississippi County and co/Scott County
  s/Missouri c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  miner
     Danish n.
     (infl of da mine  indef p)
     French vb.
     1 to mine, exploit natural riches
     2 (lb fr transitive) to undermine; to erode
     n.
     A person who works in a mine.
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn mine  indef p)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (inflection of nn mina  pres)
     Swedish n.
     (noun form of sv min  indef p)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  miner.
     Swedish n.
     (lb sv lexicography) mineralogy; (abbreviation of sv mineralogi)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Miner
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en minor city co/Mississippi County and co/Scott County
  s/Missouri c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  miner
     Danish n.
     (infl of da mine  indef p)
     French vb.
     1 to mine, exploit natural riches
     2 (lb fr transitive) to undermine; to erode
     n.
     A person who works in a mine.
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn mine  indef p)
     Norwegian Nynorsk vb.
     (inflection of nn mina  pres)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  miner.
     Swedish n.
     (lb sv lexicography) mineralogy; (abbreviation of sv mineralogi)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Miner
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en minor city co/Mississippi County and co/Scott County
  s/Missouri c/USA).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  miner
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm 1 m in er d)
     Ranska vb.
     1 miinoittaa
     2 kaivertaa, kuluttaa (esim. vedestä)
     3 kurjistaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  miner
     n.
     (böjning sv subst min)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  miner.
     abbr.
     ''förkortning för'' mineralogi

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  miner
     n.
     (böjning sv subst min)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  miner.
     abbr.
     ''förkortning för'' mineralogi

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 :   [ freedict:bre-fra ]

  miner  (minerien)
  1. mineur, carrier
  2. équille, lançon

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Miner /mˈaɪnə/
  عامل المنجم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  miner //ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)// 
  1. сапьо́р
  operator of mines and other explosives
  2. миньо́р, руднича́р
  person who works in a mine

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  miner /mˈaɪnə/
  havíř

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  miner /mˈaɪnə/ 
  horník

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  miner /mˈaɪnə/ 
  mwyngloddwr 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  miner /mˈaɪnə/
  Bergarbeiter , Bergmann , Hauer , Häuer  [Ös.] , Kumpel  [min.]
     Synonyms: mine worker, pitman, collier
  
   see: mine workers, miners, pitmen, colliers
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  miner /mˈaɪnə/
  Grubenarbeiter  [min.]
     Synonym: pit worker
  
   see: miners, pit workers
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  miner /mˈaɪnə/
  
  ανθρακωρύχος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  miner //ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)// 
  1. kaivaja
  bird of genus Geositta
  2. kellomesikko
  bird of genus Manorina
  3. miinamies
  operator of mines and other explosives
  4. kaivosmies, kaivostyöläinen, mainari
  person who works in a mine
  5. louhija, louhintaohjelma
  software

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  miner /minər/
  mineur

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  miner /mˈaɪnə/ 
  1. खदान में काम करने वाला
        "The miner was a very brave person."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  miner /mˈaɪnə/
  miner, polagač mina, rudar

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  miner /mˈaɪnə/
  1. bányamunkás
  2. bányász
  3. aknász

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  miner //ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)// 
  坑夫, 鉱夫, 鉱山労働者
  person who works in a mine

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  miner /maınər/ 
  1. kalnakasys, šachtininkas, angliakasys
  2. minuotojas

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  miner /minər/
  mijnwerker

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  miner //ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)// 
  gruvearbeider
  person who works in a mine

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  miner /ˈmaɪnə/ 
    górnik

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  miner /minər/
  mineiro

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  miner //ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)// 
  gruvarbetare
  person who works in a mine

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  miner. /mˈaɪnə/ 
  miner.
  abbreviation of mineralogy

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  miner /mˈaɪnə/
  1. madenci, maden işçisi
  2. mayın dökücü asker
  3. lağım kazan asker
  4. tırtılları yaprak kemiren zararlı bir böcek. sappers and miners askeri mühendisler, lağımcılar.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (fatiguer) miner /minˈe/
  drastañ

From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:fra-eng ]

  miner /mine/ 
  subvert, undermine

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  miner /mi.ne/ 
  minare 2.
  Creuser par-dessous un terrain pour provoquer un effondrement
   3.
  (Figuré) Consumer, détruire, ruiner peu à peu

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  miner /mine/
  ondergraven, ondermijnen

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  miner /mi.ne/ 
  minar
  Creuser par-dessous un terrain pour provoquer un effondrement

From Croatian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:hrv-eng ]

  miner /mˈinɛr/
  miner

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈmaɪnɝ/

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-counties ]

  Miner -- U.S. County in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    2884
     Housing Units (2000): 1408
     Land area (2000):     570.336145 sq. miles (1477.163771 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.650350 sq. miles (4.274386 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    571.986495 sq. miles (1481.438157 sq. km)
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             44.022071 N, 97.600049 W
     Headwords:
      Miner
      Miner, SD
      Miner County
      Miner County, SD
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  Miner, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
     Population (2000):    1056
     Housing Units (2000): 442
     Land area (2000):     4.100342 sq. miles (10.619837 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.002709 sq. miles (0.007015 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.103051 sq. miles (10.626852 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            48656
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             36.892082 N, 89.535861 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Miner, MO
      Miner
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "miner":
     butty, collier, desert rat, digger, dredge, dredger, driller,
     excavator, gold digger, gold miner, gold panner, groundhog,
     mineworker, navvy, prospector, sandhog, sapper, sourdough,
     steam shovel, tunneler
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 矿工,开矿机,地雷工兵;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 矿工,开矿机,地雷工兵

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