kaevurid
Kaevurid is an Estonian noun meaning a person who works in mining. It is commonly translated as “miner” and is used to refer to workers who extract minerals such as coal, oil shale, or ore. The plural form kaevurid is used for a group of such workers.
In Estonian, the word derives from the verb kaevama “to dig” and uses the agent suffix -ur;
In historical and contemporary contexts, kaevurid can denote workers in any mining operation, including surface and
The profession has social and economic implications, such as labor conditions and production cycles, and has