Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miner

/ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
min-er
IPA
/ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who works in a mine.

noun

Any bird of one of several species of South American ovenbirds in the genus Geositta.

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A minor city in Mississippi County and Scott County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From mine + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

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aspen leaf blotch miner moth campo miner coastal miner common miner creamy-rumped miner dark-winged miner data miner gold miner

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Questions

How do you pronounce miner?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪnə(ɹ)/.
What does miner mean?
A person who works in a mine.
Where does miner come from?
From mine + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

How to pronounce miner

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