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Prospector

//pɹəˈspɛktə// noun

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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

Etymology

From prospect + -or.

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