прохо́дчик

rare #38421nounmasculineanimatecountable

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tunneller, drift miner, shaft sinker, tunnel drivermining
Мой дед всю жизнь рабо́тал прохо́дчиком в ша́хте.
My grandfather worked as a tunneller in the mine all his life.
Animate: a worker specialising in driving underground workings.

Examples

Мой отец был проходчиком на шахте.
My father worked as a tunneller at a mine.
Проходчик работает глубоко под землёй каждый день.
The tunneller works deep underground every day.
Молодой проходчик получил травму на смене.
The young tunneller was injured during his shift.