goldminer

[ gohld-mahy-ner ]

noun

1. a person who mines gold or works in a gold mine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of goldminer¹

First recorded in 1850–55; gold + miner

Example Sentences

One stop could be Nederland’s antediluvian Goldminer Hotel, listed in the Registrar of Historic Places.

From New York Times

As he prepares to descend an abandoned mineshaft in the Johannesburg suburb of Roodepoort, Fix, a sinewy informal goldminer from Lesotho, recounts stories of subterranean gun battles and unearthing the scattered bones of those who came before him.

From The Guardian

“When I was nine my family split up,” he revealed, claiming that his father “was an electrician, an itinerant kind of a goldminer, something like that ... I’ve only heard from him once in 20 or 30 years.”

From The Guardian

“He’s our hope for improvement,” said Martins Tavares, 33, a goldminer who said he and virtually all of his colleagues backed Bolsonaro, believing his promises to open up the Amazon would help them feed their families.

From The Guardian

In March 2017, the country's largest goldminer, London-listed Acacia Ltd, was accused of flouting the ban.

From BBC