brusher

English

noun
Definitions
  • Someone who brushes (any of the meanings).
  • (mining) A person employed to cut or blast the roof or floor of a roadway and so give more height.
  • (mining) A person who gets the mineral down by blasting in the working face after it has been "holed".

Etymology

Suffix from English brush.

Origin

English

brush

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