Synonyms for

Miners

Verb / ˈmaɪnɜ:z / Another word for miners — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Miners are people who work in mines to extract minerals or other valuable resources from the earth.

Synonyms & similar words

miner mineworker mineworker pitman collier excavator digger prospector driller extractor quarryman shoveler

Synonyms by register

Formal

extractors prospectors exploiters

Informal

diggers rockhounds gold-diggers

Literary

delvers subterraneans

Antonyms

consumers buyers users recipients beneficiaries

Common collocations

  • coal miners
  • gold miners
  • diamond miners
  • mine workers
  • mining industry
  • underground miners
  • surface miners

Word family

noun miner
verb mine
adjective mining

Usage note

Refers to individuals who extract valuable resources from the earth. Can sometimes carry connotations of danger or hardship due to the nature of the work.

Example sentences

  1. The miners wear hard hats and carry pickaxes to dig for coal.
  2. My grandfather was a miner and worked in a mine his whole life.
  3. The miners discovered a new vein of gold in the mountain.
  4. It's dangerous work to be a miner because of cave-ins and gas explosions.
  5. The miners had to use dynamite to blast through the rock.

Quotes

  • A miner's life has its own compensations. One is, you get to be a hero.
  • Coal miners don't make headlines. Much of the work is done deep underground. And it is dirty.
  • The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.

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