prospectorn.

Brit.

/prəˈspɛktə/,

/prɒˈspɛktə/,

/ˈprɒspɛktə/, U.S.

/ˈprɑˌspɛktər/

Forms: 1800s prospecter (rare), 1800s– prospector.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: prospect v.², -or suffix.

Etymology: < prospect v.² + -or suffix, perhaps after classical Latin prōspector person who looks out (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius), in post-classical Latin also person who looks out for, cares for (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian; < prōspect- , past participial stem of prōspicere to look forward (see prospect n.) + -or -or suffix).The parallel formation prospecter is attested sparingly; compare -er suffix¹.

A person who prospects for mineral deposits, esp. gold. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > prospector

mine-hunter1722

prospector1846

1846 J. R. St. John Lake Superior Country ii. ix. 75 From what I have seen of the mines and veins, I am of [the] opinion it will be found worth thinking upon by all ‘explorers’ and ‘prospectors’.

1857 J. D. Borthwick Three Years in Calif. vi. 124 A ‘prospecter’ goes out with pick and shovel, and a wash-pan; and..digs down till he reaches the dirt in which it may be expected that the gold will be found.

1862 Times 8 Apr. 10/6 Mr. Disraeli may be a good ‘prospecter’, and he may make the best of his ‘claim’, but the result is nil.

1897 Athenæum 9 Oct. 483/3 The rich Klondyke of Malory and Geoffrey of Monmouth had not escaped the eyes of previous prospectors.

1927 C. M. Russell Trails plowed Under 129 This old boy is a prospector and goes gopherin' 'round the hills, hopin' he'll find something.

1956 H. Frauca In New Country 35 Often, prospecting is only a wild goose chase, and most prospectors become a bit funny in the long run.

1996 European 30 May 3/1 The romantic days when prospectors hoped to make a fortune by panning gravel for a handful of gold dust are long gone.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prospector
释义	prospectorn. Brit. /prəˈspɛktə/, /prɒˈspɛktə/, /ˈprɒspɛktə/, U.S. /ˈprɑˌspɛktər/ Forms: 1800s prospecter (rare), 1800s– prospector. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: prospect v.², -or suffix. Etymology: < prospect v.² + -or suffix, perhaps after classical Latin prōspector person who looks out (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius), in post-classical Latin also person who looks out for, cares for (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian; < prōspect- , past participial stem of prōspicere to look forward (see prospect n.) + -or -or suffix).The parallel formation prospecter is attested sparingly; compare -er suffix¹. A person who prospects for mineral deposits, esp. gold. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > prospector mine-hunter1722 prospector1846 1846 J. R. St. John Lake Superior Country ii. ix. 75 From what I have seen of the mines and veins, I am of [the] opinion it will be found worth thinking upon by all ‘explorers’ and ‘prospectors’. 1857 J. D. Borthwick Three Years in Calif. vi. 124 A ‘prospecter’ goes out with pick and shovel, and a wash-pan; and..digs down till he reaches the dirt in which it may be expected that the gold will be found. 1862 Times 8 Apr. 10/6 Mr. Disraeli may be a good ‘prospecter’, and he may make the best of his ‘claim’, but the result is nil. 1897 Athenæum 9 Oct. 483/3 The rich Klondyke of Malory and Geoffrey of Monmouth had not escaped the eyes of previous prospectors. 1927 C. M. Russell Trails plowed Under 129 This old boy is a prospector and goes gopherin' 'round the hills, hopin' he'll find something. 1956 H. Frauca In New Country 35 Often, prospecting is only a wild goose chase, and most prospectors become a bit funny in the long run. 1996 European 30 May 3/1 The romantic days when prospectors hoped to make a fortune by panning gravel for a handful of gold dust are long gone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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