Collier

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  • noun. A coal miner.
  • noun. A coal ship.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The gaper, Mya truncata, a bivalve mollusk.
  • noun. A digger of coal; one who works in a coal-mine.
  • noun. A coal-merchant or dealer in coal.
  • noun. A coasting-vessel employed in the coal-trade.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One engaged in the business of digging mineral coal or making charcoal, or in transporting or dealing in coal.
  • noun. A vessel employed in the coal trade.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person in the business or occupation of producing (digging or mining coal or making charcoal) or in its transporting or commerce.
  • noun. A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal
  • noun. A nickname used by the traveller community, referring to a non-traveller
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. someone who works in a coal mine
  • Word Usage
    "Then I called the collier, and Wulfhere questioned him, and soon was glad as I that I had met with him, saying that in an hour we should be in safety."
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