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Noun: prospector  'pró,spek-tu(r) [N. Amer], pru'spek-tu(r) [Brit]
  1. Someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
    "The prospector panned for gold in the mountain streams"

Derived forms: prospectors

Type of: miner, mineworker

Encyclopedia: Prospector