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Person working within a mine
A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay, or other minerals from the earth through mining. There are two senses in which the term is used
Miner
American actress (born 1980)
Rachel Miner (born July 29, 1980) is an American actress. Following her screen debut in Alice (1990), she appeared in films such as Bully (2001), Haven
Rachel_Miner
American businessman (born 1964)
Rich Miner (born 1964) is an investment partner on the GV team. Miner joined the GV team in March, 2009 and is based out of Cambridge, MA. Before joining
Rich_Miner
American businessman (1941–1994)
Robert Nimrod Miner (December 23, 1941 – November 11, 1994) was an American businessman. He was the co-founder of Oracle Corporation and the producer
Bob_Miner
American director
Stephen C. Miner (born June 18, 1951) is an American director of film and television, film producer, and a member of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts
Steve_Miner
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up miner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A miner is the principal occupation in mining of mineral resources. Miner may also refer to: Miner, Australian
Miner_(disambiguation)
Bird in the honeyeater family from eastern Australia
noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala) is a bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae, and is endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia. This miner is
Noisy_miner
Larva of an insect that lives in and eats the leaf tissue of plants
A leaf miner is a larval stage of various insect species that live and feed within the tissues of a plant's leaves. The term does not describe a single
Leaf_miner
Ship built in 1977
MV Mesabi Miner is a lake freighter that operates on the upper four North American Great Lakes. She is one of the small number of vessels that are too
Mesabi_Miner
1983 video game
game in the Miner Willy series, the design was inspired by Miner 2049er (1982) for the Atari 8-bit computers. Retro Gamer called Manic Miner one of the
Manic_Miner
1982 video game
Miner 2049er is a platform game developed by Big Five Software and published in December 1982 for the Atari 8-bit computers. The player controls Mountie
Miner_2049er
American actress, model, and musician
Kate Miner, also known as Kate Lang Johnson, is an American actress. Notable film credits include Fifty Shades of Black, The Campaign, Fired Up, Behind
Kate_Miner_(actress)
American songwriter
Tim Miner is an American gospel/R&B singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He has also produced, arranged, and/or composed music for/with many other artists
Tim_Miner
American bandit (1846 – 1913)
Ezra Allen Miner (December 27, 1846 – September 2, 1913), more popularly known as Bill Miner, was an American bandit, originally from Michigan, who served
Bill_Miner
American actor
including producer/director Peter Miner. He was the paternal grandfather of actress Rachel Miner.[citation needed] Miner's direction of plays began with Up
Worthington_Miner
American businessman and politician
Cyrus Miner (July 24, 1827 – October 2, 1899) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Danville, Vermont, Miner moved to Wisconsin in 1848 and
Cyrus_Miner
American actress (1917–2004)
Janice Miner (October 15, 1917 – February 15, 2004) was an American actress best known as the character Madge the manicurist in Palmolive dish-washing
Jan_Miner
American basketball player (born 1971)
Harold David Miner (born May 5, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player and two-time champion of the National Basketball Association
Harold_Miner
Girl killed in a blizzard (1904–1920)
Hazel Dulcie Miner (April 11, 1904 – March 16, 1920) was a student at a rural Great Plains one-room school, who died while protecting her 10-year-old
Hazel_Miner
The Gympie Miner was a newspaper published in Gympie, Queensland, Australia. It was also known as The Gympie Miner and One Mile and Monkland Advertiser
The_Gympie_Miner
Canadian conservationist (1865–1944)
John Thomas Miner, OBE (April 10, 1865 – November 3, 1944), or "Wild Goose Jack," was a Canadian conservationist called by some the "father" of North
Jack_Miner
American electrical engineer
Jay Glenn Miner (May 31, 1932 – June 20, 1994) was an American integrated circuit designer, known primarily for developing graphics and audio chips for
Jay_Miner
Video game series
Miner Willy is the protagonist in a series of platform games for the ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC and the Commodore 64 home computers. The first two
Miner_Willy
American politician and attorney (born 1970)
Stephanie Ann Miner (born April 30, 1970) is an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of Syracuse, New York, from 2010 to 2018, the
Stephanie_Miner
1908 novel by Natsume Sōseki
The Miner (Japanese: 坑夫, Hepburn: Kōfu) is a 1908 novel by Japanese writer Natsume Sōseki. The novel recounts the story of a young man who begins working
The_Miner
Topics referred to by the same term
John Miner or Minor may refer to: John Miner (musician), American musician John Miner (ice hockey) (born 1965), Canadian hockey player John Miner (attorney)
John_Miner
Brian Daniel Miner (born March 27, 1981) is an American comedian and satirist. He is known for his co-creation of the live sketch comedy series The Crippling
Brian_Miner
Topics referred to by the same term
David Miner may refer to: David M. Miner (born 1962), American politician, member of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1993–2004 David Miner (musician)
David_Miner
Species of bird
The bell miner or bellbird (Manorina melanophrys) is a colonial honeyeater, endemic to southeastern Australia. The common name refers to their bell-like
Bell_miner
English folk song
"Blackleg Miner" is a 19th-century English folk song from Northumbria. Its Roud number is 3193. The song is one of the most controversial English folk
Blackleg_Miner
Topics referred to by the same term
Kate Miner may refer to: Kate Miner (musician), American singer and songwriter Kate Miner (actress) (born 1984), American actress, model, and musician
Kate_Miner
Former newspaper published in Prescott, Arizona
Arizona Miner (alternatively the Arizona Weekly Miner, Miner, or Weekly Miner) was a newspaper published in Prescott, Arizona Territory, from 1868 to
Arizona_Miner
Process mining algorithm
Inductive miner belongs to a class of algorithms used in process discovery. Various algorithms proposed previously give process models of slightly different
Inductive_miner
Canadian ice hockey player (born 2001)
Trent Miner (born February 5, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League
Trent_Miner
Filipino volleyball player (born 2003)
Alexis Ciarra Lopez Miner (January 27, 2003) is a Filipino professional volleyball player who plays for the Zus Coffee Thunderbelles of the Premier Volleyball
AC_Miner
Species of bird
yellow-throated miner (Manorina flavigula) is a species of colonial honeyeater, endemic to Australia. It is also known as the white-rumped miner. The distinctive
Yellow-throated_miner
Topics referred to by the same term
Senator Miner may refer to: Ahiman Louis Miner (1804–1886), Vermont State Senate Craig Miner (fl. 1980s–2010s), Connecticut State Senate Doris Miner (born
Senator_Miner
American music manager (1949–1995)
Elizabeth Allison Miner (née Crowther) (September 23, 1949 – December 23, 1995) was a music promoter and manager who was instrumental in the early production
Allison_Miner
American educator and abolitionist
Myrtilla Miner (March 4, 1815, near Brookfield, New York – December 17, 1864, Washington, D.C.) was an American educator and abolitionist whose school
Myrtilla_Miner
Former newspaper in Goldfields of Western Australia
The Menzies Miner was a weekly newspaper based in the mining town of Menzies, Western Australia, which operated from 1895 to 1901. It was established
The_Menzies_Miner
2011 video game
CastleMiner is a 2011 video game developed by American indie studio DigitalDNA Games and released on Xbox Live Indie Games on July 27, 2011. It is a block-building
CastleMiner
Topics referred to by the same term
Dorothy Miner may refer to: Dorothy Miner (attorney) (1936-2008), American lawyer Dorothy Miner (historian) (1904-1973), American art historian This disambiguation
Dorothy_Miner
Species of bird
The common miner (Geositta cunicularia) is a passerine bird in the subfamily Sclerurinae, the leaftossers and miners, of the ovenbird family Furnariidae
Common_miner
Canadian politician
David Manly Miner (born June 26, 1937) is a farmer and former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented The Battlefords from 1980 to 1982
David_Manly_Miner
American educator, missionary in China
Sarah Luella Miner (October 30, 1861 – December 2, 1935) was an American educator and a Christian missionary in China from 1887 until her death in 1935
Luella_Miner
American judge
Roger Jeffrey Miner (April 14, 1934 – February 18, 2012) was an American lawyer and judge. He was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court
Roger_Miner
Topics referred to by the same term
The Northern Miner may refer to the following newspapers: The Northern Miner (Canada) The Northern Miner (Queensland) This disambiguation page lists articles
The_Northern_Miner
American entrepreneur (c. 1862 - 1930)
William Henry Miner (c. 1862 – 1930) was an American entrepreneur, industrialist, pioneer and philanthropist. Miner became a wealthy railroad industrialist
William_H._Miner
American writer, journalist, and environmentalist
Margaret Miner (1938-2024) was an American writer, journalist, environmentalist, and consultant. She worked as a reporter early in career before becoming
Margaret_Miner
American politician (1780–1865)
Charles Miner (February 1, 1780 – October 26, 1865) was an anti-slavery advocate and politician who served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives
Charles_Miner
German Boxer
Josef Miner (15 July 1914 in Breslau, German Empire – 1944 in Huși, Romania) was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won
Josef_Miner
American former figure skater (born 1991)
Ross Miner (born January 24, 1991) is an American skating coach and retired competitive figure skater. He is the 2012 Four Continents bronze medalist
Ross_Miner
American anthropologist (1912–1993)
Horace Mitchell Miner (May 26, 1912 – November 26, 1993) was an American anthropologist, particularly interested in those languages of his time that were
Horace_Mitchell_Miner
Qualitative data analysis software
questions from surveys. QDA Miner 1: January 2004 QDA Miner 2: June 2006 QDA Miner 3: October 2007 QDA Miner 4: December 2011 QDA Miner 4 Lite: November 2012
QDA_Miner
1979 single by Wire
"Outdoor Miner" is a song written by Colin Newman and Graham Lewis, and performed by the English post-punk band Wire. It was released in January 1979
Outdoor_Miner
American businessman and military officer
Asher Miner (November 14, 1860 – September 2, 1924) was an American businessman and military officer from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was most notable
Asher_Miner
American singer and songwriter
Kate Miner (born Pamela Kate George) is an American singer and songwriter. Miner began singing publicly at the age of four in the San Diego area. At the
Kate_Miner_(musician)
American baseball player (born 1982)
Zachary Charles Miner (born March 12, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit
Zach_Miner
City in Scott and Missouri counties in Missouri, United States
Miner is a city in Scott and Mississippi counties in Missouri, United States. It is bordered to the west by the city of Sikeston. The population was 916
Miner,_Missouri
Canadian newspaper in Ontario
Miner and News is a weekly publication based in Kenora, Ontario. The Miner and News is delivered free throughout the region every Thursday. The Miner
Kenora_Miner_and_News
Small-scale gold miners in Mongolia
Ninja miner (Mongolian: Нинжа уурхайчин), or simply Ninja (Mongolian: Нинжа), is a nickname for a person who digs small unauthorized mines or pans dirt
Ninja_miner
MV Canadian Miner was a Canadian laker that was part of the fleet of Upper Lakes Shipping from 1994–2011. Initially constructed as Maplecliffe Hall in
MV_Canadian_Miner
Harry Garnet Bedford Miner VC (24 June 1891 – 8 August 1918) was a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War and posthumous
Harry_Miner
Indigenous linguistic consultant (1860–1939)
Annie Miner Peterson (1860–1939) was a Coos Indian from the U.S. state of Oregon who was a cultural and linguistic consultant to Melville Jacobs, an anthropologist
Annie_Miner_Peterson
The William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute is a private, not-for-profit educational research institution with an operational dairy farm and
Miner_Institute
American boxer (born 1968)
Renea Salters (previously Martin, born June 12, 1968), nicknamed "the Coal Miner's Daughter", is an American former professional boxer, boxing analyst, and
Christy_Martin
American politician
Russ Miner is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 26th district of the Montana House of Representatives. Miner first ran for
Russ_Miner
American politician
Phineas Miner (November 27, 1777 – September 15, 1839) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born in Winchester, Connecticut where
Phineas_Miner
American comic writer
Matt Miner is an American comic book writer, editor, activist and animal rescuer best known for works such as Liberator, Toe Tag Riot, and GWAR Orgasmageddon
Matt_Miner
American printmaker, author, and academic from Michigan, US
Dylan Miner is an American artist and assistant professor at Michigan State University. As an artist, Miner has exhibited at the Institute of American
Dylan_Miner
American professor
Earl Roy Miner (February 21, 1927 – April 17, 2004) was a professor at Princeton University, and a noted scholar of Japanese literature and especially
Earl_Miner
2012 video game
Miner Wars 2081 is a six degrees of freedom action-survival space-shooter simulation game produced by Keen Software House. The gameplay offers a choice
Miner_Wars_2081
Crime drama film by Larry Clark
1993 murder of Bobby Kent. It stars Brad Renfro, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner, Michael Pitt, Leo Fitzpatrick, Daniel Franzese, Kelli Garner, and Nick
Bully_(2001_film)
American musician
Paul Miner (born December 4, 1976) is a music producer and engineer as well as a former bassist of the hardcore punk band Death by Stereo. He joined the
Paul_Miner
Former newspaper in Coolgardie, Western Australia
The Coolgardie Miner (18 April 1894 – 16 June 1911) was a weekly newspaper established in Coolgardie, Western Australia, at a time when Coolgardie was
Coolgardie_Miner
Species of moth
horse-chestnut leaf miner (Cameraria ohridella) is a leaf-mining moth of the family Gracillariidae. The horse-chestnut leaf miner was first observed in
Horse-chestnut_leaf_miner
1896–1899 migration to Yukon, Canada
northwestern Canada, between 1896 and 1898. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896; when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following
Klondike_Gold_Rush
Species of bird
The campo miner (Geositta poeciloptera) is a Vulnerable species of bird in the subfamily Sclerurinae, the leaftossers and miners, of the ovenbird family
Campo_miner
First president of Gallaudet University (1837–1917)
Edward Miner Gallaudet (/ˌɡæləˈdɛt/ GAL-ə-DET; February 5, 1837 – September 26, 1917), was the first president of Gallaudet University in Washington,
Edward_Miner_Gallaudet
Species of bird
The black-eared miner (Manorina melanotis) is an endangered honeyeater endemic to mallee woodland in south-eastern Australia. Manorina melanotis was identified
Black-eared_miner
American physician
Loring Vinton Miner (1860–1935) was an American physician who is most notable for being the first in the world to identify and describe the Spanish flu
Loring_Miner
2017 film
The Miner (Slovene: Rudar) is a 2017 Slovenian drama film directed by Hanna Slak. It was selected as the Slovenian entry for the Best Foreign Language
The_Miner_(film)
Newspaper based in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
The Kalgoorlie Miner (commonly known as The Miner) is a daily newspaper circulating in the City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder and the Goldfields–Esperance region
Kalgoorlie_Miner
Cave-in and miner rescue in Atacama Region, Chile
occurred at 14:00 CLT on 5 August 2010 while 34 people were present. One miner escaped, but the remaining 33 were trapped. The group was forced to retreat
2010_Copiapó_mining_accident
1912 film
Algie, the Miner is a 1912 American pre-code silent Western film produced by Solax Studios. It was directed by Harry Schenck, Edward Warren, and Alice
Algie_the_Miner
Governor of Connecticut since 2019
Edward Miner Lamont Jr. (/ləˈmɒnt/ lə-MONT; born January 3, 1954) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 89th governor of
Ned_Lamont
Mid-week newspaper from Newport, Washington, USA
The Newport Miner is a weekly newspaper published Wednesdays in Newport, Washington, United States. It covers Newport and the surrounding communities
Newport_Miner
Fictional character
The Miner is a fictional identity adopted by several characters in the Valentine's Day themed horror films My Bloody Valentine (1981) and My Bloody Valentine
Harry_Warden
Canadian educator
Rick Miner is a Canadian educator and the fourth president of Seneca College serving from 2001 through 2009. Miner succeeded President Steve Quinlan.
Rick_Miner
Species of fly
The serpentine leaf miner is the larva of a fly, Liriomyza brassicae, in the family Agromyzidae, the leaf miner flies. It mines wild and cultivated plants
Serpentine_leaf_miner
American diplomat (1911–1990)
Robert Graham Miner (January 16, 1911 – February 18, 1990) was an American diplomat. Miner was born on January 16, 1911, in Scranton, Pennsylvania and
Robert_G._Miner
English electronica producer
Cursor Miner (Robert Tubb) is an underground electronica producer from Selsey, England. Signed to Lo Recordings and Uncharted Audio in the UK, he has
Cursor_Miner
Daily newspaper in Fairbanks, Alaska
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner is a morning daily newspaper serving the city of Fairbanks, Alaska, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Denali Borough
Fairbanks_Daily_News-Miner
American novelist (born 1947)
Valerie Miner (born 1947) is an American novelist, journalist, and professor. Miner has written more than a dozen books, and her work has appeared in
Valerie_Miner
Species of bird
The creamy-rumped miner (Geositta isabellina) is a species of bird in the subfamily Sclerurinae, the leaftossers and miners, of the ovenbird family Furnariidae
Creamy-rumped_miner
American singer (born 1945)
David Miner (born July 24, 1945), sometimes credited as David Minor, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, perhaps best known as a member of
David_Miner_(musician)
American miner
John Beaton (August 9, 1875 – June 1945) was a gold miner and businessman whose discovery of gold in Flat, Alaska, began the Iditarod Gold Rush. In 1908
John_Beaton_(miner)
Species of bird
The greyish miner (Geositta maritima) is a species of bird in the subfamily Sclerurinae, the leaftossers and miners, of the ovenbird family Furnariidae
Greyish_miner
American social worker and anti-prostitution activist
Maude E. Miner Hadden (1880–1967) was a pioneer in the field of social work and an activist in the anti-prostitution movement. She was the first woman
Maude_Miner_Hadden
American marine biologist (1875–1955)
Roy Waldo Miner (February 24, 1875 – December 13, 1955) was an American naturalist and marine biologist who developed museum exhibits and publications
Roy_Waldo_Miner
MINER
MINER
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gormáin and Ó Gormáin ‘son (or descendant) of Gormán’, a personal name from a diminutive of gorm ‘dark blue’, ‘noble’. Compare O’Gorman.English : from the Middle English personal name Gormund, Old English GÄrmund, composed of the elements gÄr ‘spear’ + mund ‘protection’.English : topographic name for someone who lived by or on a triangular patch of land (see Gore).German (Görmann) : variant of Gehrmann.German (Görmann) : of Slavic origin, occupational name for a miner, from Slavic góra ‘mountain’.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized form of a Jewish surname, spelled in various ways, derived from modern German Diamant, Demant ‘diamond’, or Yiddish dime(n)t, going back to Middle High German dÄ«emant (via Latin from Greek adamas ‘unconquerable’, genitive adamantos, a reference to the hardness of the stone). The name is mostly ornamental, one of the many Ashkenazic surnames based on mineral names, though in some cases it may have been adopted by a jeweler.English : variant of Dayman (see Day). Forms with the excrescent d are not found before the 17th century; they are at least in part the result of folk etymology.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Diamáin ‘descendant of Diamán’, earlier DÃomá or Déamán, a diminutive of DÃoma, itself a pet form of Diarmaid (see McDermott).
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Charcoal Merchant; Coal Miner
Surname or Lastname
German
German : occupational name or status name from the German word Knapp(e), a variant of Knabe ‘young unmarried man’. In the 15th century this spelling acquired the separate, specialized meanings ‘servant’, ‘apprentice’, or ‘miner’.German : in Franconia, a nickname for a dexterous or skillful person.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hillock, Middle English knappe, Old English cnæpp, or habitational name from any of the several minor places named with the word, in particular Knapp in Hampshire and Knepp in Sussex.German and western Slavic : variant of Knabe.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Charcoal Merchant; Coal Miner
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Bligh.German : variant of Blei, Bley, a metonymic occupational name for a lead miner or lead worker, from Middle High German blī ‘lead’.Dutch : nickname for a cheerful, happy man, Dutch blij.Swedish : possibly German in origin (see 2 above) or a soldier’s name.Americanized form of a Norwegian habitational name from a farmstead in Hardanger named Bleie, from a river name from Old Norse bleikr ‘gray’, ‘pale’ + vin ‘meadow’.
Girl/Female
Greek American Latin
Wise.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gurney.Altered spelling of Polish Gorny.Possibly an altered spelling of German Gornig, Görnig, occupational names for a miner, from Polish góra ‘mountain’.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Miner; L Digger
Boy/Male
British, English
Coal Miner
Boy/Male
English
Charcoal merchant. Coal miner.
Girl/Female
Latin
A name referring to the Minerva.
Boy/Male
Celtic
St. Piran is the Cornish patron saint of miners.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Miner.German : nickname, meaning ‘small(er)’, from Latin minor ‘less’, ‘smaller’.French : nickname meaning ‘younger’, from the same word as in 2.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, French
Coal Miner; Charcoal Merchant
Girl/Female
Latin
A name referring to the Minerva.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who built mines, either for the excavation of coal and other minerals, or as a technique in the medieval art of siege warfare. The word represents an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French mine ‘mine’ (a word of Celtic origin, cognate with Gaelic mein ‘ore’, ‘mine’).
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Mineral
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for an engraver, from Old English grafere, græfere ‘engraver’, ‘sculptor’ (Old French graveur). It is possible that the name was also an occupational name for a miner, from Old English grafan ‘to dig’.German (also Gräver) : variant of Graber.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Dark Skinned; Coal Miner
MINER
MINER
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Illusion
Girl/Female
Indian
Victorious, Winner, Gain
Male
Ukrainian
, ruling the world.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Victory
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Protected by god
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
The True
Boy/Male
Biblical Hebrew
Tender, nipple'.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, Chinese, Jamaican, Scottish
Fair One; Handsome; Son of the Wise Ruler; Son of Kenzie; Favored One
MINER
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a.
Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.
n.
The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.
v. i.
To go on an excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to mineralogize.
n.
One versed in mineralogy; one devoted to the study of minerals.
n.
The science which treats of minerals, and teaches how to describe, distinguish, and classify them.
v. i.
Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).
a.
Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
v. i.
To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.
v. t.
To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water.
v. t.
To transform into a mineral.
n.
One versed in minerals; mineralogist.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Mineralize
imp. & p. p.
of Mineralize
n.
One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; one engaged in the business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; one who digs military mines; as, armies have sappers and miners.
n.
The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.
adv.
According to the principles of, or with reference to, mineralogy.
n.
An element which is combined with a metal, thus forming an ore. Thus, in galena, or lead ore, sulphur is a mineralizer; in hematite, oxygen is a mineralizer.
a.
Of or pertaining to mineralogy; as, a mineralogical table.
v. i.
An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature, having a definite chemical composition and usually a distinct crystalline form. Rocks, except certain glassy igneous forms, are either simple minerals or aggregates of minerals.
pl.
of Mineralogy