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
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
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
He was deeply impressed by the tragedy of the Empress of Ireland, which had collided with a Norwegian collier in 1914 and with water pouring into her hold had capsized.
From Time Magazine Archive
He said he had one very dear friend, the mate of a collier brig, and they were together at Sunderland.
From Edward Hoare, M.A. A record of his life based upon a brief autobiography by Hoare, Edward N.
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