Source: WordNet® 3.1
Derived from the name of occupation - collier, a coal miner
Collier
A surname.
• Coriell
collier (plural colliers)
A person in the business or occupation of producing (digging or mining) coal or making charcoal or in its transporting or commerce.
(nautical) A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal.
(nautical) A sailor on such a vessel.
(slang, used by the traveller community) A non-traveller.
• Coriell
Source: Wiktionary
Col"lier, n. Etym: [OE. colier. See Coal.]
1. One engaged in the business of digging mineral coal or making charcoal, or in transporting or dealing in coal.
2. A vessel employed in the coal trade.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
