miner
gb/mˈaɪnɚ/ us/mˈaɪnɚ/
B1
English
~ 7700
Senses
0 senses
Noun
B1
entity
1
person who works in a mine
A person who works underground in a mine to take coal, metal, or other rock out of the earth.
Usage pattern:
[someone] works as a miner
Common mistake:
Learners often confuse "miner" with "minor". "Miner" is a job (a person who works in a mine), while "minor" usually means a person under 18 years old or something of little importance. The two words sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.
Synonyms
mineworker (More technical; used especially in industrial or safety contexts.)
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laborer (More general; refers to a manual worker and does not specifically mean working in a mine.)
Antonyms
office worker (Works indoors at a desk, contrasting with the physical, underground work of a miner.)
Collocations
coal miner
|gold miner
|underground miner
|retired miner
|miners' strike
|union miners
Themes
work
|industry
|environment
|nature
Examples
- Her grandfather spent forty years working as a coal miner.
- The miners put on their helmets and went down into the shaft before sunrise.
- Many towns in the region were built around the lives of copper miners.
- After the accident, the trapped miners were rescued after three days underground.
- The government promised better safety regulations to protect miners' health.
Learner examples
- My uncle is a miner in a coal town.
- The miners go deep underground every day.
- The village is small, and most people are miners.
- The miner wears a hard hat and a light on his head.
Noun
technical
C1
entity
2
cryptocurrency mining participant
A person, group, or computer that uses strong computers to check and record cryptocurrency transactions and usually gets some digital coins as payment.
Usage pattern:
[someone] runs a [type] miner
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes think a cryptocurrency "miner" is only a person, but it can also refer to the computer or group of computers doing the work. They also sometimes confuse this with a traditional miner who works underground, because both use the word "mine." The word still sounds the same as "minor," but the meanings are very different.
Synonyms
cryptocurrency miner (More explicit; clearly states that the mining is related to digital currencies.)
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validator (Common in blockchain and some newer systems; not always identical, but often used for entities that confirm transactions.)
Antonyms
crypto trader (Focuses on buying and selling cryptocurrencies rather than creating or validating them on the network.)
Collocations
Bitcoin miner
|crypto miner
|Ethereum miner
|GPU miner
|mining farm
|individual miner
Themes
technology
|finance
|internet
Examples
- As Bitcoin became more valuable, many new miners joined the network.
- Running a large cryptocurrency miner requires a lot of electricity and cooling.
- The mining pool pays each miner a share of the rewards based on the computing power they contribute.
Learner examples
- He built a powerful computer to become a Bitcoin miner.
- Crypto miners use many machines to make digital coins.
- The company is one of the biggest miners in the region.
Grammar
Dictionary form
miner
IPA
GB/mˈaɪnɚ/
US/mˈaɪnɚ/
Syllables & stress
miner (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (miner)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: miner
- Plural: miners
Word family
Expressions
Bitcoin miner
1/bˌɪtkˈɔɪn mˈaɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
entity that mines Bitcoin
A person, company, or computer that uses strong computers to create and check new blocks of Bitcoin transactions.
Examples
- Becoming a Bitcoin miner is much harder now because the difficulty has increased.
- Large Bitcoin miners often build centers full of machines in cool climates.
coal miner
1/kˈoʊl mˈaɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
person who mines coal
A person who works in a mine and takes coal out of the ground.
Examples
- Her father was a coal miner in a small mountain town.
- Many coal miners lost their jobs when the mine closed.
crypto miner
1/kɹˈɪptoʊ mˈaɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
entity that mines cryptocurrencies
A person, group, or computer that mines digital coins, not only Bitcoin but many types of cryptocurrency.
Examples
- Many small crypto miners joined mining pools to earn more stable rewards.
- The new law will tax crypto miners on the value of the coins they receive.
data miner
1/dˈætə mˈaɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
analyzer of large data sets
A person or computer program that looks through a lot of data to find useful patterns or facts.
Examples
- Companies hire data miners to look for patterns in customer behavior.
- The software acts as a data miner, searching millions of records for signs of fraud.
gold miner
1/ɡˈoʊld mˈaɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
person who mines gold
A person who works to find and take gold from the earth.
Examples
- During the gold rush, thousands of gold miners traveled west.
- The museum has tools that old gold miners used.