prospector

From prospect +‎ -or.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈspɛktə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ)
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑsˌpɛktɚ/
• Hyphenation: pros‧pec‧tor

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.

prōspector

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of prōspectō

• “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^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Borrowed from French prospecteur.

prospector m (plural prospectori)

1. prospector

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

1. prospector

• “prospector”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28