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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries탐광자
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tam-gwang-ja
"광산 탐광자가 금맥을 찾아 헤맸다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person who searches for mineral deposits, gold, or other valuable resources in a specific region.
"The old prospector spent decades panning for gold in the mountains."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'prospect' (from Latin 'prospectare' meaning 'to look out for'), combined with the agent suffix '-or'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "prospector" is said worldwide
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chercheur d'or
Transliteration: shersh-eur d'or
"Le chercheur d'or a trouvé une pépite dans la rivière."
Goldsucher
Transliteration: Gold-sucher
"Der Goldsucher hoffte, reich zu werden."
cercatore d'oro
Transliteration: cher-ca-to-re d'o-ro
"Il cercatore d'oro esplorò il fiume."
prospector
Transliteration: pros-pek-tor
"El prospector buscaba oro en las colinas."
garimpeiro
Transliteration: ga-rim-pei-ro
"O garimpeiro encontrou pedras preciosas."
खनिज अन्वेषक
Transliteration: khanij anveshak
"खनिज अन्वेषक ने सोने की तलाश की।"
探矿者
Transliteration: tàn kuàng zhě
"探矿者在山里寻找黄金。"
탐광자
Transliteration: tam-gwang-ja
"광산 탐광자가 금맥을 찾아 헤맸다."
採鉱探査者
Transliteration: saikō tansa-sha
"採鉱探査者が金脈を発見した。"
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