coalminer

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, coal +‎ miner, or, by surface analysis, coal mine +‎ -er.

Noun

coalminer (plural coalminers)

  1. One who mines for coal; especially, a worker who does not own the mine.
    Hypernyms: miner, mineworker
    Coordinate terms: (usually coordinate) coalowner, mineowner
    Near-synonyms: coalworker, collier

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