Coal-miner
51miner's phthisis — Anthracosis An thra*co sis, n. [NL. See {Anthrax}.] (Med.) A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; called also {collier s lung} and {miner s phthisis}. See also the related conditions… …
52miner */ — UK [ˈmaɪnə(r)] / US [ˈmaɪnər] noun [countable] Word forms miner : singular miner plural miners 1) someone whose job is to dig coal, gold etc from the ground 2) a share in a mining company Miners rose as investors turned to riskier assets …
53miner's asthma — noun or miner s consumption : pneumoconiosis * * * miner s asthma, 1. a lung disease caused by inhalation of coal dust; anthracosis. 2. = pneumoconiosis. (Cf. ↑pneumoconiosis) …
54miner — [[t]ma͟ɪnə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ miners N COUNT A miner is a person who works underground in mines in order to obtain minerals such as coal, diamonds, or gold …
55miner — One who mines, particularly one engaged directly in the occupation of extracting coal or ore from the earth. Anno: 11 ALR 155. The meaning of the word miner must depend on the construction given in the particular jurisdiction. Watson v Lederer,… …
56miner's nystagmus — an occupational disease of coal miners consisting of abnormal eye movements associated with other signs and symptoms; it is considered by some to be related to poor lighting and by others as a functional disorder …
57miner — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ coal, copper, gold, lead, tin, uranium, etc …
58miner — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. excavator, digger, driller, dredger, mineworker, prospector, desert rat*, sourdough*, forty niner*; see also laborer , worker . Types of miners include: gold, silver, coal, diamond, amber, quarry, placer; collier, tarrier,… …
59miner — min|er [ maınər ] noun count * someone whose job is to dig coal, gold, etc. from the ground …
60miner — [ˈmaɪnə] noun [C] someone whose job is to dig coal from a mine …
