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[ kol-yer ] / ˈkɒl yər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR collier ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna ship for carrying coal. a coal miner. Obsolete. a person who carries or sells coal. Origin of collier1300–50; Middle English coliere;see coal, -ier1 Words nearby colliercolliculus, collide, collider, colliding-beam machine, collie, collier, colliery, collieshangie, colligate, colligative, collimate Definition for collier (2 of 2)[ kol-yer ] / ˈkɒl yər /
nounJeremy, 1650–1726, English clergyman and author. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for collierBy the time Collier's turned "Ocean" down, Salinger's book was pretty much complete. What the Leaked J.D. Salinger Stories Reveal About the Author|Andrew Romano|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST "Absolutely," said Collier, though he pointed toward the high concentrations of household viewing on the night. AMC: TV's Hottest Network|Jace Lacob|October 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST "The greatest challenge for us comes with managing change," Collier said. AMC: TV's Hottest Network|Jace Lacob|October 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST "We are trying to create premium television on basic cable," said Collier. AMC: TV's Hottest Network|Jace Lacob|October 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"I think that will take us into other formats," said Collier. AMC: TV's Hottest Network|Jace Lacob|October 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST The only excitement that the St. Paul had was the capture of the collier Restormel. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 23, June 9, 1898|Various Examining a country squire who disputed a collier's bill: "Did he not give you the coals, friend?" Harper's Magazine, Vol III, June 1851|Various All his life long has Dudda the Collier bided with me, serving well and roughly, but in all most faithfully, as is his wont. A Thane of Wessex|Charles W. Whistler This, like many another of my southern observations, brought me letters from readers of "Collier's," residing in the South. American Adventures|Julian Street It has brought the Alert nearly two feet lower in the water; while as to the Seagull she is laden down like a collier. One of the 28th|G. A. Henty
British Dictionary definitions for collier
noun mainly Britisha coal miner - a ship designed to transport coal
- a member of its crew
Word Origin for collierC14: from coal + -ier Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to collierprospector, excavator, sapper, dredger |