miner
noun
Simple meaning
Laborer who works in a mine.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
mynerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmaɪnɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Laborer who works in a mine
A person who works in a mine.
cryptocurrencies
A person who mines cryptocurrency.
An operator of ordnance mines and similar explosives.
A minor city in Mississippi County and Scott County, Missouri, United States.
cryptocurrencies
Software or hardware that mines, or creates new units of cryptocurrency.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Laborer who works in a mine
Used this way, miner is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use miner
- “My grandfather worked as a coal miner for many years, deep underground.”noun
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