- Noun: Collier
- A coal miner
- A ship carrying coal
- Synonyms:
- Miner
- Pitman
- Coaler
- Digger
- Usage:
- “”You don’t want to marry a collier, you little fool,” cried Mrs Lindley harshly. She lay obese and helpless upon the couch, swathed in a loose, dove-grey gown.”
- Encountered:
- The short story Daughters of the Vicar by D. H. Lawrence
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