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collier.

A person in the business or occupation of producing or distributing coal (any of several types of carbon fuel).

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒlɪə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑliɚ/US/ˈkɔlɪjə(ɹ)/British, Southern, Standard
  1. A person in the business or occupation of producing or distributing coal (any of several types of carbon fuel). A person who produces (e.g., digs, mines, gathers) or sells coal (the fossil fuel type), or transports it from underground, from the soil, or from a seashore.

    dated · historical
  2. A person in the business or occupation of producing or distributing coal (any of several types of carbon fuel). A person in the business or occupation of producing (and selling) charcoal.

    dated · historical
  3. A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal.

  4. A sailor on such a vessel.

  5. A non-traveller.

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Middle English colier, colyer, alteration of earlier coler, collere (“one who makes or sells charcoal”), from Old English *colere (“collier”), equivalent to coal + -ier.

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