noun
miner
MEYE-nuh
noun
1
A person who works underground or in a quarry extracting coal, ore, or other minerals.
"His father was a coal miner for over twenty years."
2
A person or piece of software that earns cryptocurrency by performing the computations needed to validate transactions.
"Bitcoin miners compete to solve complex puzzles for a reward."
How to Use Miner
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone whose job is digging minerals out of the ground, or, in tech, someone (or something) that generates cryptocurrency.
Word Forms
miners plural, miners plural, Miners plural
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Etymology
Formed from "mine" plus the agent suffix "-er," meaning someone who mines.