The collier spent his days deep underground, mining coal in dangerous conditions.
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Collier
//ˈkɒlɪə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "collier" (14 found)
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Noun(4 words)
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14 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- въглевоз noun (vessel)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 煤船員 /煤船员 noun (crew member on a coalship)
Dutch
2 entries- kolenschip noun (vessel)
- koolschip noun (vessel)
French
1 entries- charbonnier noun (vessel)
Greek
2 entries- ανθρακοφόρο noun (vessel)
- καρβουνιάρικο noun (vessel)
Irish
3 entries- bád guail noun (vessel)
- pota guail noun (vessel)
- soitheach guail noun (vessel)
Italian
1 entries- carboniera noun (vessel)
Polish
2 entries- węglarz noun (crew member on a coalship)
- węglowiec noun (vessel)
Russian
1 entries- у́гольщик noun (vessel)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
A weary collier emerged from the pit, his face blackened with soot and sweat.
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The village was built around the mine, and nearly every man there was a collier.
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The ship was a collier, built to carry tons of coal along the coast.
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