collier
/ˈkɑljər/
noun
- A person who works in a coal mine.
- My grandfather was a collier in a small mining town.
- The collier came home covered in coal dust every evening.
- Many colliers lost their jobs when the mine closed.
- A ship that carries coal.
- They converted the collier into a museum ship.
- The old collier docked at the port to unload its cargo.
- A collier can carry thousands of tons of coal across the ocean.
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