Dictionary

prospector en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹəˈspɛktə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɹɑsˌpɛktɚ/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From prospect + -or.

Meanings

1. A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.
   • The south polar region of Promethei Planum developed a Bermuda Triangle reputation. Satellites detected intermittent mass concentrations and magnetic field shifts. In 2148, prospectors working near Deseado Crater discovered an underground complex: a Prothean observation post. The odd phenomena were generated by the operation and discharge of a mass effect core, struggling to function despite fifty millennia of neglect. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Protheans: Mars Ruins Codex entry:
   • A large number of prospectors have crossed over the divide to the British head waters of the Yukon, in search of the rich diggings found by a lucky few last year. 1886 June 9, “Geographical Notes”, in Science, volume VIII, number 179, New York: The Science Company, page 27:

Forms

Deriveds

bioprospector

Translations (25)

ru стара́тель (person) · bg златотърсач (person) · ja 探鉱者 (person) · ga sirtheoir (person) · mi kairapurapu (person) · de Goldsucher (person) · fr prospectrice (person) · pt garimpeiro (person) · sv prospektor (person) · pl poszukiwaczka (person) · ru геологоразве́дчик (person) · it cercatore (person) · fr prospecteur (person) · pl poszukiwacz (person) · it prospettore (person) · fi malminetsijä (person) · cmn 探礦者 /探矿者 (person) · mi kaihaurapa (person) · cs zlatokop (person) · cmn 採礦者 /采矿者 (person) · nb skjerper (person) · de Prospektor (person) · sv prospektör (person) · sv guldgrävare (person) · ru золотоиска́тель (person)