collier
noun
a ship for carrying coal.
collier
1 American
[kol-yer]
/ ˈkɒl yər /
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 yər /
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
Vocabulary lists containing collier
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
The Bywell Castle ploughed straight into the starboard side of the Princess Alice, which weighed less than a third of the 890-ton collier.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2018
Endeavor, a fat British collier fitted out as a naval vessel and dispatched in 1768 to explore the Pacific.
From Time Magazine Archive
To this those in authority replied that a collier is a man who is employed to hew coal and not dirt, and that as such he should only be paid for the coal he hewed.
From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian
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