Meaning & use
Collier
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A coal miner, or a ship built to carry coal.
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Her grandfather worked as a collier in the Welsh mines for forty years.
The old collier ran aground off the coast while transporting coal to the city.
A note on using this word
Collier survives today mainly in historical contexts and in British place names and surnames, reflecting its origin in the coal trade.
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coal minercoal ship
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