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prospector definition

☆ pros·pec·tor (präs′pek′tər)

noun

a person who prospects for valuable ores, oil, etc.

Etymology: LL, one who looks out

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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