The collier spent his days deep underground, mining coal in dangerous conditions.
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Collier
/ˈkɒlɪə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "collier" (11 found)
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6 entriescoal colliercollier fleetcollier ownercollier shipcollier tonnagecollier wreck
Inflections
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2 translations across 2 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 煤船員 /煤船员 noun (crew member on a coalship)
Polish
1 entries- węglarz noun (crew member on a coalship)
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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