collier
/ˈkɑliɚ/noun2 syllables
Collier means: someone who works in a coal mine.
Synonyms for collier7
noun, as in someone who works in a coal mine
coal miner
also used for collier
coalminer, coalworker, coalowner, mineowner, charcoal burner, coaler
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What does collier mean?1
noun
1
someone who works in a coal mine
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Collier in a sentence
- The collier spent his days deep underground, mining coal in dangerous conditions.rul
- A weary collier emerged from the pit, his face blackened with soot and sweat.rul
- The ship was a collier, built to carry tons of coal along the coast.rul
- The village was built around the mine, and nearly every man there was a collier.rul
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Forms of collier
as a noun
- plural
- colliers