miner
/ˈmaɪnə(r)/noun
1
- a person who works in a mine矿工。
1.1
- historical a person who dug tunnels in order to destroy an enemy position with explosives〈史〉坑道工兵。
1.2
- short for LEAF MINER.LEAF MINER的简称。
2
- an Australian bird of the honeyeater family, having a loud call and typically nesting colonially（澳大利亚）矿吸蜜鸟。
2.1
- Genus Manorina, family Meliphagidae: five species, including the bell miner or bellbird (M. melanophrys), with greenish plumage and a bell-like call.矿吸蜜鸟属, 吸蜜鸟科：5种, 包括矿吸蜜鸟（拉丁名M. melanophrys,羽毛发绿, 鸣声如钟铃）。
3
- a small South American bird of the ovenbird family, which excavates a long burrow for breeding南美掘穴雀。
3.1
- Genus Geositta, family Furnariidae: several species.掘穴雀属, 灶鸟科：数种。
词源
Middle English: from Old French minour, from miner 'to mine' （see MINE2）.