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COLLIER
COLLY
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Derived from the name of occupation - collier, a coal miner
Proper noun
Collier
A surname.
Anagrams
• Coriell
Etymology
Noun
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.
Anagrams
• 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
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