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Collier
proper noun 
  1. a surname
Etymology: Derived from the name of occupation - collier, a coal miner

     

collier
noun 
  1. A person in the business or occupation of producing (digging or mining coal or making charcoal) or in its transporting or commerce.
Quotations
  • 1957: For this reason, the collier took constant care to keep the covering of earth in good order. — H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 224.
    1. (nautical) A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal
     
 
  

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