haulier
[ hawl-yer ]
/ ˈhɔl yər /
noun British Dialect.
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Words nearby haulier
haul, haulage, haulageway, haulback, hauler, haulier, haulm, haul off, haul over the coals, haul up, haunch
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Example sentences from the Web for haulier
She knew the pay of the forest men, from the haulier to the princely axeman and river-jack.
The Man in the Twilight|Ridgwell Cullum
British Dictionary definitions for haulier
haulier
US hauler (ˈhɔːlə)
/ (ˈhɔːljə) /
noun
a person or firm that transports goods by lorry; one engaged in road haulage
a person that hauls, esp a mine worker who conveys coal from the workings to the foot of the shaft
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