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Definitions for prospector
ˈprɒs pɛk tər, prəˈspɛk-prospec·tor

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. prospectornoun

    someone who explores an area for mineral deposits

Wiktionary

  1. prospectornoun

    A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.

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  1. prospector

    A prospector is an individual who searches or explores an area for natural resources such as minerals, oil, or gold, often with the aim of discovering new deposits or profitable extraction opportunities. This occupation can be associated with mining, drilling, or other extraction industries. The term could also metaphorically apply to someone who explores or investigates in search of useful information, opportunities or ideas in different fields.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Prospectornoun

    one who prospects; especially, one who explores a region for minerals and precious metals

  2. Etymology: [L., one who looks out.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prospector in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prospector in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of prospector in a Sentence

  1. Jim Jordan:

    The vice president's son gets paid $ 50,000 a month and gets hired by a company in an industry Jim Jordan has no experience in and oh that's fine ? try taking that message to the American people... When they see the vice president's son getting paid $ 50,000 a month in a field, in an industry he has no experience in... And then when the company that's paying that money is under investigation, guess what ? Daddy comes running to the rescue. The vice president of the United States comes running in and says,' Fire that prospector.'.

  2. Jim Jordan:

    When the company that's paying that money is under investigation, guess what ? Daddy comes running to the rescue. The vice president of the United States comes running in and says,' Fire that prospector,'.

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