/muy"neuhr/ , n.
1. Also called mineworker . a person who works in a mine, esp. a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
2. a mechanical device used in mining: a miner for extracting ores from the ocean floor.
3. any of several Australian birds of the genus Manorina, feeding on honey and typically having a loud call.
4. any of various insect larvae that create tunnels in the parenchyma of leaves.
5. (formerly) a person who places or lays military or naval mines.
[ 1225-75; MINE 2 + -ER 1 ; r. ME minour 2 ) ]