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

We climbed a little narrow track up a mountain, in a light buggy that a goldminer lent us.

From Project Gutenberg

At a little place called Reinov a goldminer asked me to see his sick wife.

From Project Gutenberg