"galamsey" meaning in English

See galamsey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: galamseys [plural]
Etymology: Derived from the phrase "gather them and sell". Head templates: {{en-noun}} galamsey (plural galamseys)
  1. A local artisanal gold miner in Ghana.
    Sense id: en-galamsey-en-noun-vWZI472Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. Illegal, small-scale gold mining in Ghana.
    Sense id: en-galamsey-en-noun-GIB1AFB6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: galamseyer

Inflected forms

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