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Gold Panner

Definition: A "gold panner" is a person who searches for gold in rivers or streams. They do this by using a special flat pan to sift through dirt and gravel to find small pieces of gold.

Usage Instructions:

• "Gold panner" is a noun, which means it is a person, place, or thing.
• You can use it in sentences to describe someone who is looking for gold.

Example Sentence:

• "Last summer, my uncle became a gold panner and spent his weekends searching for gold in the river."

Advanced Usage:

In more advanced contexts, you might discuss the techniques or tools used by gold panners, such as "sluice boxes" or "rockers," and the environmental impact of gold panning.

Word Variants:

• Gold Panning (verb): The action of searching for gold using a pan.
  • Example: "They spent the day gold panning in the river."

Different Meanings:

While "gold panner" specifically refers to someone searching for gold, "panner" alone can sometimes refer to someone who pans for things other than gold, like in cooking (though this usage is less common).

Synonyms:

• Gold miner
• Prospector (a broader term that can include searching for other minerals or resources)

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• "Strike gold": To find great success or wealth unexpectedly.

  • Example: "After years of hard work, she finally struck gold with her business idea."

• "Pan out": To turn out well or to be successful.

Academic

Noun

1. a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field

Synonyms

• gold miner
• gold digger