Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who explores an area for mineral deposits or oil.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mining, one who explores or searches for valuable minerals or ores of any kind as preliminary to regular or continuous operations. Compare
fossicker .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who prospects; especially, one who explores a region for minerals and precious metals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
explores orprospects an area in search ofmineral deposits , such asgold .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
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Examples
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BRIEF SYNOPSIS: An angry prospector is forced by aliens to hunt someone down.
REVIEW: Hunter's Run by George R.R. Martin, Gardener Dozois, & Daniel Abraham 2008
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BRIEF SYNOPSIS: An angry prospector is forced by aliens to hunt someone down.
February 2008 2008
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The prospector is a man of small pretensions, of peaceful disposition, indomitable will, boundless perseverance, remarkable endurance, undoubted courage, irrepressible hopefulness, and unlimited hospitality He is the friend of every man till he has evidence that the man is his enemy, and he is the most respected man in the mining regions of the West.
The California Birthday Book Various
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The prospector is the advance agent of progress, civilization and prosperity.
The California Birthday Book Various
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Our prospector was a little uncertain as to his plans.
The Mountains Stewart Edward White 1909
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Our prospector was a little uncertain as to his plans.
The Mountains 1904
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The prospector was the late Captain Richard E. Lawlin, of New York, who was employed by
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 Richard Francis Burton 1855
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Think of these vehicles as a low-cost 'prospector' looking for information and valuable data.
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I think of these vehicles as a low-cost 'prospector' looking for information and valuable data.
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Think of these vehicles as a low-cost 'prospector' looking for information and valuable data, as well as the companies constructing the shovels and picks on the bleeding edge of this potential boom.
Peter Diamandis: Most Valuable Real Estate in the Solar System 2009
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