How to Say "Miner" in French - How To Say Guide

mineur

/mi.nœʁ/masculine

The English word 'miner' is translated into French as mineur.

mineur refers to a person who works in a mine.

Meaning: person who works in a mine (noun)

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Note that mineur is a homonym. It can also mean a person who is under the legal age of adulthood (a minor).

The feminine form of the noun is mineure.

The word consists of two syllables and is pronounced /mi.nœʁ/.

In music theory, French uses mineur to describe a 'minor' key or chord, such as do mineur. This usage is unrelated to digging in the earth.
In France, the history of the mineur is deeply tied to the 'Corons', the specific rows of company-built housing where mining families lived.
In the phrase 'un mineur de fond', the word 'fond' is added to clarify that one is talking about a deep-earth worker.

Mon grand-père était mineur.
My grandfather was a miner.
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J'ai été mineur pendant deux ans.
I was a miner for two years.
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Je sais que Tom est mineur de fond.
I know Tom is a coal miner.
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Le mineur extrait du charbon dans cette région.
The miner extracts coal in this region.
Tu savais que le père de Sophie était mineur avant de devenir enseignant ?
Did you know Sophie's father was a miner before becoming a teacher?
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Emma and Lucas are looking at an old black and white photograph.

Emma

C'est ton arrière-grand-père ?
Is that your great-grandfather?
Lucas

Oui, il était mineur dans cette région.
Yes, he was a miner in this region.
Emma

Le travail devait être très difficile.
The work must have been very difficult.
Lucas

C'était un métier très dur pour un mineur.
It was a very hard job for a miner.

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