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Meaning of "shotfirer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHOTFIRER

shotfirer  [ˈʃɒtˌfaɪrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOTFIRER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shotfirer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHOTFIRER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shotfirer in the English dictionary

The definition of shotfirer in the dictionary is a person employed to detonate an explosive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHOTFIRER


almirah
ælˈmaɪrə
Ancyra
ænˈsaɪrə
aspirer
əˈspaɪrə
Cossyra
kəˈsaɪrə
desirer
dɪˈzaɪrə
hetaira
hɪˈtaɪrə
naira
ˈnaɪrə
palmyra
pælˈmaɪrə
Sapphira
sæˈfaɪrə
Stagira
stəˈdʒaɪrə
Syrah
ˈsaɪrə
tayra
ˈtaɪrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHOTFIRER

shot hole
shot in the arm
shot in the dark
shot noise
shot put
shot putter
shot silk
shot tower
shot-blasting
shote
shotgun
shotgun marriage
shotgun wedding
shotgunned
shotgunner
shotgunning
shotmaker
shotmaking
Shotokan
shotproof

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHOTFIRER

acquirer
admirer
airer
Cassirer
clock repairer
conspirer
despairer
enquirer
expirer
firer
hirer
inquirer
inspirer
repairer
requirer
retirer
shoe repairer
unfairer
unhairer
wirer

Synonyms and antonyms of shotfirer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shotfirer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHOTFIRER

Find out the translation of shotfirer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shotfirer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shotfirer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

引爆手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pegador
570 millions of speakers

English

shotfirer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shotfirer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

shotfirer
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

взрывник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

detonador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

shotfirer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boutefeu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shotfirer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schießhauer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

shotfirer
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

shotfirer
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shotfirer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shotfirer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

shotfirer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शॉटफॉर्मर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

shotfirer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuochino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strzałowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підривник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

artificier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μηχανικού ανατινάξεων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

shotfirer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sprängare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shotfirer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shotfirer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOTFIRER»

The term «shotfirer» is used very little and occupies the 173.268 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHOTFIRER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shotfirer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shotfirer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shotfirer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOTFIRER»

Discover the use of shotfirer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shotfirer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Coal Age
THE FOREMAN RESPONSIBLE Of course, the mine foreman is not to blame for the burden imposed on him by the-law, nor for the failure of a shotfirer in performing his duties. Yet he is held responsible by the superintendent for the daily ...
‎1922
2
Safety and Health in Opencast Mines: An ILO Code of Practice
Immediately after firing any charge, the shotfirer should disconnect the firing cable from the source of power and lock the box. 12.6.6.2. The key to the door of the isolating switch box should not, under any circumstances, pass from the personal ...
‎1991
3
King Coal: A Novel
"My father's a Socialist," continued the other, addressing Jessie; then, since one thing leads on to another, "My father's a shotfirer." "What's a shotfirer?" asked Jessie,by way of being sociable. "Jesus!" exclaimed Little Jerry. "Don't you know  ...
Upton Sinclair, 1925
4
Czech Republic Mining Laws and Regulations Handbook - ...
(1) assesses the professional competence and authority to perform functions shotfirer issued by the District Mining Office, and the performance of the technical manager blasting Czech Mining Office. (2) The professional competence and ...
Ibp, Inc, 2013
5
Italian Lives, Cape Breton Memories
We were brushing on level. I always made big money in the pit, by brushing [in No.] 16 for years, making $75 a week. I never worked day's pay [fixed rate, rather than "contract" piecework]. So a shotfirer come along there. I got shotfirer's papers ...
‎1999
6
Memorandum of Agreements, Arbitration Awards and Decisions, ...
A Shotfirer shall be a person appointed in writing by the Manager of the Mine under the provisions of Regulation 8 of the Coal Mines (Explosives) Regulations, 1961, and who has :— (a) the qualifications required under Regulation 26 of the  ...
Great Britain. National Coal Board, 1971
7
Seventeenth World Mining Congress
Kind of threat in driving < district mining officers shotfirer enqineer shotfirer instructors shotfirer enaineer shotfirer instructors shotfirer enaineer shotfirer instructors shotfirer engineer shotfirer instructors shotfirer enaineer instructors shotfirers ...
‎1997
8
New Mexico statutes, 1941: containing the general laws of ...
It shall be the duty of every shotfirer in coal mines to inspect all shot holes before loading and firing any shot or blasts. He shall begin firing the shots at such place that he can proceed with the firing in a direction opposite from that which the air ...
New Mexico, New Mexico Compilation Commission, 1942
9
EXPLO '99: 7-11 November, 1999, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Shotfirer training (AQF - Certificate III) In recent years the shotfirer's have emerged from the blast crew membership, gaining their knowledge from the shotfirer they have worked under, until the shotfirer/mine manager have perceived they have ...
Clive Workman-Davies, 1999
10
New Mexico statutes, 1953 annotated
hole is in any particular defective, or if in the opinion of the shotfirer the exploding of such shot would be a menace to himself or other person within the mine, or would cause undue wreckage of timbers or property, it shall be his duty to ...
New Mexico, John W. Tranberg, Arie William Poldervaart, 1960

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOTFIRER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shotfirer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Shotfirer Shaw tops millinery fashion at South Grafton Cup
The 27-year-old works as a shotfirer, which involves assembling and detonating explosives, at a coal mine in Coppabella. The fly-in, fly-out nature of her job also ... «Clarence Valley Daily Examiner, Jul 15»
2
BHP Billiton forced to reinstate bikie
Fitzpatrick, a shotfirer, was sacked by Mt Arthur Coal in August 2013 after an internal investigation into the allegations found he had breached the BHP Billiton ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
3
Quarry operator: No illegal rock blasting
"All the blasting activities were carried out by the licensed shotfirer," he said here Monday in response to the Daily Express' Feb 1 report entitled "Agony For ... «Daily Express, Feb 15»
4
Former Target boss Dene Rogers' son, Dirk, turned to a life of crime …
Rogers was earning $150,000 as a mine shotfirer in Western Australia before he was introduced to heroin in December 2013 and his life spiralled out of control. «Herald Sun, Jan 15»
5
Dyno Nobel launches new electronic initiation blasting system
According to the company it provides the shotfirer with precise electronic initiation while at the same time keeping the tie-in characteristics of the similar Nonel ... «Australian Mining, Oct 14»
6
Bill Rice makes career jump from miner to adviser
He was called a shotfirer, or someone who assembles, positions and detonates explosives to break up the rock. He also did gas checks in the mines daily. «Daily American Online, Oct 12»
7
Andrew Bolt: The best of my bloggers
Take reader Shotfirer, who commented on an anecdote I used in a column to explain why Gina Rinehart, Australia's richest woman and head of a famous mining ... «Herald Sun, Nov 10»

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