prospector
Example Sentences
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JOHANNESBURG—In 1886, prospectors struck gold here on a stretch of farmland more than a mile above sea level.
The planet's powerful gravity can pull fragments together, creating dense groupings -- much like swirling gold particles collecting in a prospector's pan.
From Science Daily
Some were former gold prospectors priced out of work because of a predatory state tax on foreign miners.
From Los Angeles Times
"People would go in as a prospector, to flip bottles for two to three times the value."
From BBC
When Chinese immigrants who had provided laundry services for prospectors began to creep in from the outskirts into predominantly white districts, locals tried physical intimidation and other tactics to force them out.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
