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    collier
    noun
    a ship for carrying coal.
  • Collier
    Collier
    noun
    Jeremy, 1650–1726, English clergyman and author.
Synonyms

collier

1 American  
[kol-yer] / ˈkɒl yər /

noun

  1. a ship for carrying coal.

  2. a coal miner.

  3. Obsolete. a person who carries or sells coal.

Collier 2 American  
[kol-yer] / ˈkɒl yər /

noun

  1. Jeremy, 1650–1726, English clergyman and author.

collier British  
/ ˈkɒlɪə /

noun

  1. a coal miner

    1. a ship designed to transport coal

    2. a member of its crew

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Etymology

Origin of collier

1300–50; Middle English coliere; see coal, -ier 1

Vocabulary lists containing collier

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Example Sentences

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To the book’s heartsick narrator, Louise Brown, the man who embodies those old-fashioned virtues is Claude Collier, the 27-year-old layabout scion of an aristocratic New Orleans clan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Zampella, a formative figure in the modern gaming scene, co-founded the original “Call of Duty” studio Infinity Ward in 2002 with Jason West and former creative partner Grant Collier.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Harriet also shared the 2023 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability for revealing corruption in California’s legal profession that enabled attorneys to prey on vulnerable clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Collier, who used to work as a senior Metropolitan Police detective, was banished from the castle shortly after revealing her secret identity to her closest friend in the castle, traitor Rachel Duffy.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

The moment Mom got home from work on Friday, I told her that I was going to a concert with Radar and then proceeded to drive out to rural Seminole County to see Collier Farms.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

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