prospector

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English

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Etymology

From prospect +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

Noun

prospector (plural prospectors)

  1. A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.
    • 1886 June 9, “Geographical Notes”, in Science, volume VIII, number 179, New York: The Science Company, page 27:
      A large number of prospectors have crossed over the divide to the British head waters of the Yukon, in search of the rich diggings found by a lucky few last year.
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Protheans: Mars Ruins Codex entry:
      The south polar region of Promethei Planum developed a Bermuda Triangle reputation. Satellites detected intermittent mass concentrations and magnetic field shifts. In 2148, prospectors working near Deseado Crater discovered an underground complex: a Prothean observation post. The odd phenomena were generated by the operation and discharge of a mass effect core, struggling to function despite fifty millennia of neglect.

Translations

Latin

Verb

prōspector

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of prōspectō

References

  • “prospector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prospector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • prospector in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French prospecteur.

Noun

prospector m (plural prospectori)

  1. prospector

Declension

Declension of prospector
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) prospector prospectorul (niște) prospectori prospectorii
genitive/dative (unui) prospector prospectorului (unor) prospectori prospectorilor
vocative prospectorule prospectorilor

Spanish

Noun

prospector m (plural prospectores, feminine prospectora, feminine plural prospectoras)

  1. prospector

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