collier
noun
a ship for carrying coal.
collier
1 American
[kol-yer]
/ ˈkɒl jər /
noun
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a ship for carrying coal.
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a coal miner.
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Obsolete. a person who carries or sells coal.
Collier
2
American
[kol-yer]
/ ˈkɒl jər /
noun
collier
British
/ ˈkɒlɪə /
noun
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a coal miner
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a ship designed to transport coal
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a member of its crew
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Etymology
Origin of collier
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Example Sentences
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My grandfather had been a collier in northern England, my father a career Marine sergeant.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2021
It looked to him as though the collier was heading straight for the smaller boat but he thought little of it, having faith the Bywell Castle would alter its path.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2018
It's thought the pub's strange name derives from the fact that a collier - a ship carrying coal - from Whitby in North Yorkshire used to moor regularly beside the pub.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2017
Now he employs physiques like that professionally, and for his private yacht, the T. A. D. Jones, sturdy collier.
From Time Magazine Archive
The ordinary collier is paid by piecework—so much per ton for all the coal he hews.
From A Safety Match by Ian Hay
Collier, the litigation over conditions at the Wallace Pack Unit that settled in 2018.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Lynx will be without Napheesa Collier until June, meaning the Lynx are going to have to find new ways to score.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Charlie Collier, president of Roku Media, and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Dan Jedda, who joined in 2022 and 2023, respectively, have reined in wasteful spending and shifted toward areas with bigger returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Collier, a seven-time Grammy Award-winning artist, is ambassador for the scheme - a role he said was a "total no-brainer", adding that he was "thrilled to be a part of the whole mission."
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
Ms. Faraci mouthed thank you and rushed inside as Dustin Collier fell out of his desk and crashed into the supply locker where Ms. Faraci stored the volatile chemicals.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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