"goldminer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: goldminers [plural]
Etymology: gold + miner Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gold|miner}} gold + miner Head templates: {{en-noun}} goldminer (plural goldminers)
  1. Somebody who digs for gold Categories (topical): Gold Synonyms: gold miner Translations (Somebody who mines for gold): mianadóir óir [masculine] (Irish), kaikari kōura (Maori), آلتونجی (altıncı) (Ottoman Turkish)

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