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hauler|ˈhɔːlə(r)|
[f. haul v. + -er1.]
One who or that which hauls; a man employed in hauling something, e.g. coal in a mine (= haulier 1).
1674N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. Ep. Ded., Whatever is a Nonesuch, will draw enough as 'tis, without the Hogou of the stifling Haulers. 1846Worcester, Hauler, one who draws. 1889Cent. Dict., Hauler..2. A device for catching fish, consisting of several hooks connected together and hauled through the water by a line..as, a hauler for bluefish. 1892Labour Commission Gloss., Drawers, also called ‘haulers’, are the workmen in a coal mine who fill the tubs at the face and draw or haul them to the pit bottom. |