Collier Definition
kŏlyər
colliers
noun
colliers
A coal miner.
Webster's New World
A ship for carrying coal.
Webster's New World
A person in the business or occupation of producing (digging or mining coal or making charcoal) or in its transporting or commerce.
Wiktionary
A nickname used by the traveller community, referring to a non-traveller.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- pitman
- coal miner
pronoun
A surname.
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Other Word Forms of Collier
Noun
Singular:
collier
Plural:
colliersOrigin of Collier
Middle English colier from col coal from Old English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Derived from the name of occupation - collier, a coal miner
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English colier, from col (“coal”)
From Wiktionary
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