miner

/ˈmaɪnər/
noun
  1. A person who works in a mine, extracting minerals such as coal, gold, or diamonds from the earth.
    • The miner descended into the shaft with his safety helmet.
    • My grandfather was a coal miner for forty years.
    • The miners went on strike for better working conditions.
  2. A person or machine that extracts data or cryptocurrency from a digital source.
    • She set up a powerful computer to act as a cryptocurrency miner.
    • The bitcoin miner solved a complex algorithm to earn new coins.
    • Data miners analyze large sets of information to find patterns.