coaler

American  

[koh-ler] / ˈkoʊ lər /

noun

1. a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.

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coaler British  

/ ˈkəʊlə /

noun

1. a ship, train, etc, used to carry or supply coal

2. a person who sells or supplies coal

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Etymology

Origin of coaler

First recorded in 1865–70; coal + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The "coaler" railroads serving the non-union fields have enjoyed heavy traffic and large earnings, while those through the union fields have met declining haulage.

From Time Magazine Archive

We on the Emden had no idea where we were going, as on August 11, 1914, we separated from the cruiser squadron, escorted only by the coaler Markomannia.

From Project Gutenberg

He was articled to a ship-owner of Whitby as a common seaman on a coaler sailing between Newcastle and London.

From Project Gutenberg

We on the Emden had no idea where we were going, as, on August 11, 1914, we separated from the cruiser squadron, escorted only by the coaler Markomannia.

From Project Gutenberg

Away in the direction of their looks I dimly see the outline of the pilgrim ship, a Cardiff coaler, which has brought close on a thousand H�jes from Port Sa�d or Alexandria—men chiefly, but among them wives and children—who have paid that toilsome pilgrimage to Mekka.

From Project Gutenberg