Prospector
[prəʊ'spektə] or ['prɑspɛktɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who prospects; especially, one who explores a region for minerals and precious metals.
Edited by Karl
Examples
- It was agreed that I was to hold down our claim against the remote possibility of its being jumped by some wandering prospector. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The ruthless exploitation of India becomes the civilizing fulfilment of the white man's burden; not infrequently the missionary, drummer, and prospector are embodied in one man. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Checked by Irving