Haulier
/ˈhɔːliə(ɹ)/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.
"DB Cargo is the haulier for the Immingham-Drax flow. Its trains comprise purpose-built covered hoppers that can run at 60mph loaded and 75mph empty."
- 2 a haulage contractor wordnet
- 3 A miner who hauls coal from the coalface to the bottom of the shaft.
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More examples"DB Cargo is the haulier for the Immingham-Drax flow. Its trains comprise purpose-built covered hoppers that can run at 60mph loaded and 75mph empty."
Etymology
From Middle English halyer, haliere, halere, equivalent to haul + -ier.