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採掘者 (さいくつしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

採さい掘くつ者しゃ

Meanings

1

noun

A person who works in a mine extracting minerals or ores.

彼かれの祖そ父ふは炭たん鉱こうの採さい掘くつ者しゃだった。
His grandfather was a coal miner.

Kanji

採pick, take, fetch
掘dig, delve, excavate
者someone, person

Similar words

鉱こう夫ふ
鉱夫 is a more traditional term for a miner, often implying a laborer in a mine, while 採掘者 is a more neutral, descriptive term for anyone engaged in mining.

Etymology

Compound of 採掘 (mining) + 者 (person).