miner

Everyday

1. A miner is a person who digs under the ground to get coal, gold, metal or stones. tree →
2. In old stories miners used picks, lamps and carts in dark tunnels. tree →

In the lessons

a person in the story; miners can be counted, or they dig or find amounts of gold, coal or rock; in history and science miners get minerals and fuel from the earth; phrases «coal miner», «gold miner», «gold rush»

Examples

• There are 12 miners in the mine. tree →
• Each miner digs 3 tons of coal a day. tree →
• A miner found 8 gold nuggets. tree →
• The miners shared the gold equally. tree →
• Miners wear helmets with lamps on them. tree →
• During the gold rush, many miners came to the river. tree →
• The canary warned the miners about bad air. tree →
• The miner pushed the cart out of the tunnel. tree →

Note

A thing counted (people) or the one who acts. «Each miner» with an amount gives a rate, total = rate × miners. Trap: do not mix up miner (a digger) and minor (small, or a child under the law).