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haulier|ˈhɔːlɪə(r)|
[f. haul v. + -ier, cf. collier, sawyer and hallier1.]
1. A man employed in hauling or pulling something; spec. a workman in a coal mine who pulls or drives the tubs which convey the coal from the working to the bottom of the shaft.
1577Hanmer Anc. Eccl. Hist. (1585) 461 Maister..of the hauliers. 1892Daily News 27 Aug. 5/4 They found in the upper roadway two hauliers or carters..overcome by the foul gas. 1893Times 9 Aug. 9/2 The hauliers employed at the Prince of Wales Colliery, Risca.
2. A firm or a person engaged in road transport.
1919Commercial Motor 1 May 199/1 We do not find a motor haulier keeping his vehicles in the garage because his repair department informs him that this is the best way of reducing the cost of maintenance. 1951Oxf. Jun. Encycl. IV. 277/1 Hauliers often have to transfer loads from one vehicle to another at the state border. 1959Times Rev. Industry May 44/3 Hauliers are afraid to work out costs properly. 1967Listener 20 Apr. 539/3 Interviews with drivers and hauliers. |