different between minehunter vs minesweeper

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mine +? hunter

minehunter (plural minehunters)

Contrasted with minesweeper, a vessel that clears mined areas as a whole, without prior detection of mines. A vessel that combines both of these roles is known as a mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV).

mine +? sweeper

minesweeper (plural minesweepers)

A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).
(uncountable, computing, video games) A logic-based computer game in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints.

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