plural miners
1
: one that mines: such as
a
: a person who labors inside a mine to get natural substances (such as ore, coal, or stone) out of the earth
works as a coal/gold/uranium miner
b
: a person who owns or runs a mine
c
: a person or entity engaged in cryptocurrency mining (see mining entry 1 sense 2)
Bitcoin mining involves individuals or companies—the miners—using powerful computers to solve complex cryptographic puzzles to verify transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain, a digital ledger of all the currency's transactions. The first miner to solve a puzzle is rewarded with a newly minted Bitcoin. While running more hardware helps a miner's chances of earning Bitcoin, it also increases the amount of power used to generate the currency and maintain the blockchain.—Deon Loke
d
history
: a worker on the construction of underground tunnels and shafts (as for roads, railways, waterways)
e
history
: one that constructs or lays military mines
especially
: a soldier having such duties
2
a
: any of various small insects (such as moths or dipteran flies) that in the larval stages burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves : leaf miner
b
: any of several honeyeaters of Australia and Tasmania (such as Manorina melanocephala)
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“Miner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miner. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.
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