Prospector

//pɹəˈspɛktə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.

    "A large number of prospectors have crossed over the divide to the British head waters of the Yukon, in search of the rich diggings found by a lucky few last year."

  2. 2
    someone who explores an area for mineral deposits wordnet

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minersourdough

Example

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"I know that Tom's grandfather was a gold prospector."

Etymology

From prospect + -or.

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