prospector
🇬🇧 UK/'prɒspektә/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
A person who searches an area for valuable mineral deposits, especially gold.
勘探者,探矿者
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.gold prospector淘金者
- 2.oil prospector石油勘探者
- 3.[seasoned prospector]经验丰富的探矿者
- 4.prospector's claim探矿者的采矿权
Example Sentences
- 1.
Gold prospectors flooded into California during the famous 1849 Gold Rush.
- 2.
The old prospector spent decades searching remote mountains for silver deposits.
- 3.
Modern prospectors use advanced technology to locate mineral-rich areas underground.