caver

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who explores caves.
    — Pam has been caving for 25 years. She and her husband Tim are among the top cavers in the country. They are passionate about the world hidden beneath our feet and they were to be my instructors and guides on my first ever foray below ground that didn't involve getting on the tube.
  2. One who works the tailings of a mine to extract small pieces of marketable ore. obsolete

词形变化

cavers plural

词源

Etymology tree
English cave
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English caver
From cave + -er.
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