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“Miner” or “Minor”

miner / minor are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

miner m·AY·n·er

  • nounlaborer who works in a mine.

minor m·AY·n·er

  • adjectiveof lesser importance or stature or rank.
  • adjectivelesser in scope or effect.
  • adjectiveinferior in number or size or amount.
  • adjectiveof a scale or mode.
  • adjectivenot of legal age.
  • adjectiveof lesser seriousness or danger.
  • adjectiveof your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization.
  • adjectiveof the younger of two boys with the same family name.
  • adjectivewarranting only temporal punishment.
  • adjectivelimited in size or scope.
Usage

Examples in context

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“miner”

  • …of Mr. W. Burford Barrier Miner (Broken Hill) Saturday 7 March…
  • Prospector and miner
  • …May 1, 1939) was a miner and president of the United…
  • The Far Country (1954) as Miner Who Spills Gold Dust (uncredited)
  • …in Wandsworth, London, a former miner, Haynes became the MP for…
  • …the incumbent Director, Nagel T. Miner (since 1931), becoming President.
  • …Rebecca Gayheart directed by Steve Miner
  • …bronze medal bout to Josef Miner.
  • Myrtilla Miner Teachers College, June 19, 1930.
  • The work of the submarine miner was secretive, technical and dangerous.

“minor”

  • Minor Karos
  • Minor festivals
  • Many Fox affiliates, affiliates of minor networks (such as The CW…
  • …early 2000s, the number of minor network affiliates and independent stations…
  • …of the Tarpons and other minor league teams in the Tampa…
  • …a step-wise fashion associated with minor head trauma.
  • minor subjects each year (i.e.
  • …Sarasota Reds were a professional minor league baseball team, located in…
  • Category:Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates
  • Category:Boston Red Sox minor league affiliates

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