miner
/ˈmaɪnɚ/
noun
Familiar
1.n.laborer who works in a mine
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miner and minor are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. miner means “laborer who works in a mine”. minor means “of lesser importance or stature or rank”. minor is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈmaɪnɚ/
1.n.laborer who works in a mine
/ˈmaɪnɚ/
| miner | minor | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈmaɪnɚ/ | /ˈmaɪnɚ/ |
| Said | MAHY-nur | MAHY-nur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 5 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun | adjective, noun, verb |
| Senses | 1 | 12 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | mineworker | none recorded |
Full entry for miner · Full entry for minor · More comparisons
“a minor poet”
2.adj.lesser in scope or effect
“had minor differences”
3.adj.inferior in number or size or amount
“a minor share of the profits”