collier
noun/ˈkɒliə(r)/
/ˈkɑːliər/
- (especially British English, old-fashioned) a coal miner (= a person whose job is digging coal in a coal mine)
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- a ship that carries coal
Word OriginMiddle English: from coal + -ier. The original sense was ‘maker of charcoal’, who usually brought it to market, hence ‘person selling charcoal’, later ‘person selling coal’, which gave rise to the current senses.
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