In mining, a person who works with gold or extracts gold from ore; a gold refiner or prospector.
From Latin 'aurum' (gold) + '-ir' (one who works with), creating an agent noun that describes a person whose profession involves gold.
Aurirs in medieval times were among the most trusted people in society because they handled precious metals—they had to have perfect reputations or nobody would trust them with their gold!
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