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collier

 
Dictionary: col·lier   (kŏl'yər) pronunciation

n.
  1. A coal miner.
  2. A coal ship.

[Middle English colier, from col, coal, from Old English.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who works in a coal mine
  Synonyms: coal miner, pitman


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Collier or Colliers may refer to:

Coal industry

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kulminearbejder, kuldamper, besætningsmedlem på kuldamper

Nederlands (Dutch)
mijnwerker, (matroos op) kolenschip

Français (French)
n. - mineur, charbonnier

Deutsch (German)
n. - Minenarbeiter, Grubenarbeiter, Kumpel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανθρακωρύχος, (ναυτ.) καρβουνιάρικο, πλοίο που μεταφέρει άνθρακα

Italiano (Italian)
minatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - minério (m) de carvão (Miner.), navio (m) carvoeiro

Русский (Russian)
углекоп

Español (Spanish)
n. - minero, barco carbonero, tratante en carbón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kolgruvearbetare, kolfartyg, koltrampssjöman

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
矿工, 煤船员, 煤船

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 礦工, 煤船員, 煤船

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 탄갱부, 석탄선, 석탄선의 선원

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 坑夫, 石炭船

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عامل في منجم فحم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כורה פחם, ספינת פחם‬


 
 
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