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col·lier  (klyr)
n.
1. A coal miner.
2. A coal ship.

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

collier [ˈkɒlɪə]
n Chiefly Brit
1. (Mining & Quarrying) a coal miner
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms)
a.  a ship designed to transport coal
b.  a member of its crew
[from coal + -ier]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.colliercollier - someone who works in a coal mine    
miner, mineworker - laborer who works in a mine
Translations
collier [ˈkɒlɪəʳ] N
1. (= miner) → minero m (de carbón)
2. (= ship) → barco m carbonero

collier
n
Bergmann m, → Kumpel m (inf)
(= coal ship)Kohlenschiff nt

collier [ˈkɒlɪəʳ] nminatore m (di carbone)
collier [ˈkɒlɪəʳ] nminatore m (di carbone)

collier
n collier [ˈkoliə]
a person who works in a coalmine Collier is another word for a coalminer. steenkoolwerker عامِل في مَنْجَم миньор horník kulminearbejder der Bergmann ανθρακωρύχος minero söekaevur کارگر معدن زغال سنگ hiilikaivostyöläinen mineur (de charbon) כּוֹרֶה कोयले की खान मे काम करने वाला kopač ugljena szénbányász penambang kolanámumaður minatore 炭鉱夫 탄갱부 angliakasys ogļracis pelombong batu arang mijnwerker kullgruvearbeider górnik mineiro miner углекоп baník (premogovniški) rudar rudar kolgruvearbetare คนขุดถ่านหิน maden kömür işçisi (煤礦工人 вуглекоп, шахтар کوئلے کی کان میں کام کرنے والا thợ mỏ
n colliery
a coalmine. steenkoolmyn مَنْجَم فَحْم حَجَري мина uhelný důl kulmine die Kohlengrube ανθρακωρυχείο mina de carbón söekaevandus معدن زغال سنگ و تجهیزات آن hiilikaivos mine (de charbon) מִכרֶה कोयले की खान ugljenokop szénbánya tambang kolanáma miniera (di carbone) 炭鉱 탄갱 anglių kasykla ogļraktuve lombong batu arang kolenmijn kullgruve kopalnia mina de carvão mină (de cărbune) каменноугольная копь uhoľná baňa premogovnik rudnik kolgruva เหมืองถ่านหิน maden kömür ocağı 煤礦場 вугільна копальня کوئلے کی کان mỏ than


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