American English pronunciation
How to pronounce prospector
IPA transcription: [p'ɹɔs,pɛktɚ]
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Noun
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someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
Usage examples
- Early prospectors referred to the mountain as Mount Roosevelt.
- A German named Henry Wickenburg was one of the first prospectors.
- The "Prospector" and "Indian Pacific" passenger trains service the town.
- Later he guided several parties of gold prospectors from Utah to California.
- He is also known as a fur trapper, prospector, and horse thief.
- The eccentric Peyto was a trapper and prospector.
- That discovery brought more prospectors to the area.
- The community grew with the influx of white prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush.