blaster

Thân thiện

A miner uses a blaster to clear rock in a quarry.

Definition

Noun: 1. A worker who uses explosives: A person whose job is to break apart rock, earth, or other materials using controlled explosions.

Usage

The word "blaster" is a specific occupational noun. It is used to refer to the person performing the act of blasting, not the explosive device itself. It is typically used in industrial, mining, or construction contexts.

Examples

• The blaster carefully set the charges before the controlled demolition.
• Safety is the top priority for every blaster on the mining site.
• They hired an experienced blaster to clear the boulders from the new road path.

Advanced Usage

• "Powder monkey": This is a historical or informal term for a person, often a youth, who carried gunpowder to the guns on a ship or to workers blasting in mines. It is related to but not synonymous with the modern, skilled occupation of a blaster.

Variants and Related Words

• Blast (verb): To break apart or destroy with explosives.
• Blasting (noun/gerund): The action or process of using explosives.

Synonyms

• Explosives expert
• Demolition worker
• Shot firer (a specific technical term in mining and quarrying)

Related Phrases

• To set a charge: This is a key action performed by a blaster. It means to place and prepare explosives for detonation.
  • The blaster is in the pit, setting the final charge.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a workman employed to blast with explosives

Từ đồng nghĩa

• chargeman