goldminer
Pan-wielding fortune seeker
A goldminer is a person who extracts gold from the earth, whether through individual prospecting or industrial mining operations.
The term evokes images of the 19th-century gold rushes, when prospectors panned streams and dug claims: His great-grandfather was a goldminer in the Klondike.
Also spelled as two words: gold miner.
Statement of ownership or truth
- panningLateral camera traverse
- nuggetsSmall solid lumps
- sluiceGated water conduit
- placerMineral-rich sediment accumulation
dredge · stake · assay · strike · motherlode · paydirt · grubstake · sourdough
Forceful impact or stoppage
- bonanzaSudden large windfall
- nuggetSmall solid lump
- motherlodePrimary ore deposit
- paydirtValuable find after effort
windfall · jackpot · treasure · riches · bullion · hoard · dust · flakes
Pointed digging implement
- shovelTool for moving earth
- panShallow cooking vessel
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
excavate · ore · vein · drill · hardhat · headlamp · dynamite · sledgehammer
Rapidly growing community
- KlondikeYukon gold rush region
- YukonNorthwestern Canadian territory
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- DeadwoodOld mining boomtown
frontier · westward · goldrush · sourdough · tenderfeet · shantytown · saloon · stagecoach
claim
Statement of ownership or truth
placer · dredge · stake · assay · strike · motherlode · paydirt · grubstake · sourdough · diggings
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
- bonanzaSudden large windfall
- nuggetSmall solid lump
- motherlodePrimary ore deposit
paydirt · windfall · jackpot · treasure · riches · bullion · hoard · dust · flakes · eldorado
pickaxe
Pointed digging implement
tunnel · excavate · ore · vein · drill · hardhat · headlamp · dynamite · sledgehammer · timbering
boomtown
Rapidly growing community
- KlondikeYukon gold rush region
- YukonNorthwestern Canadian territory
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
Deadwood · frontier · westward · goldrush · sourdough · tenderfeet · shantytown · saloon · stagecoach · wilderness
goldminerjeweler
Gem and metal artisan
goldsmith · gold dealer · pawnbroker · refiner · coin dealer
goldminerascetic
One who renounces indulgence
monk · hermit · mendicant · vow of poverty · minimalist