Collier

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈkÉ’lɪə(ɹ)/
• US enPR: kälʹē-É™r, IPA: /ˈkÉ‘liÉš/

Origin

From Middle English colier, from col ("coal")

Noun

1. A person in the business or occupation of producing (digging or mining coal or making charcoal) or in its transporting or commerce.
• 1957, H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 224.For this reason, the collier took constant care to keep the covering of earth in good order.
2. (nautical) A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal
3. A nickname used by the traveller community, referring to a non-traveller

Related terms

• colliery