coal heaver

American  

noun

1. a person who carries or shovels coal.

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coal heaver British  

noun

1. a workman who moves coal

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Etymology

Origin of coal heaver

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

A foundling, he was adopted as a child by a coal heaver, Manuel Quinquela.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the Patna scandal, Jim works as a coolie and coal heaver.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ruthless mixture of the farcical and the pathetic; the fire horse struck to earth by a falling wall, screaming in anguish—and the coal heaver, carrying hurriedly toward safety a gilt and white ormolu clock.

From White Ashes by Kennedy, Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson)

Steever and W. Stotesbury, and eight men whose names were as follows: S. Higgens, first-class fireman; R. Hamilton, coal heaver; W. Smith, B. Harley, E.J.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles

I was fust a coal heaver an' den a coach porter.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Mississippi Narratives by Work Projects Administration