collier

See also Collier

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle English colier, from col (“coal”)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒlɪə(ɹ)/, X-SAMPA: /"kQlI@(r\)/
• (US) enPR: kälʹē-ər, IPA: /ˈkɑliɚ/, X-SAMPA: /"kAli@`/

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Noun

The S.S. Wandle, a British collier, arriving on her maiden voyage at the Pool of London in London, England, UK

collier (plural colliers)

1. A person in the business or occupation of producing (digging or mining coal or making charcoal) or in its transporting or commerce.
   • 1957, H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 224.

     For this reason, the collier took constant care to keep the covering of earth in good order.

2. (nautical) A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal
3. A nickname used by the traveller community, referring to a non-traveller

Related terms

• colliery

Translations

person

• Bulgarian: въглекопач (bg) (vǎglekopač) m
• Dutch: koolmijnwerker m
• French: charbonnier (fr) m

• Hungarian: szénbányász (hu), vájár (hu)
• Russian: угольщик (ru) (úgol’ščik) m

vessel

• Bulgarian: въглевоз (bg) (vǎglevoz) m
• Dutch: kolenschip n, koolschip n

• Irish: bád guail (ga) m, pota guail (ga), soitheach guail (ga) m
• Russian: угольщик (ru) (úgol’ščik) m

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

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Danish

Noun

collier c

1. plural indefinite of collie

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French

Etymology

From Latin collum (“neck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔ.lje/, X-SAMPA: /kO.lje/

Noun

collier m (plural colliers)

1. A necklace, string-shaped jewel worn around the neck
2. collar (e.g. of a dog)
3. collar (on animals, colored fur around the neck)

Related terms

• cou m

Descendants

• κολιέ m (kolié, “necklace”)

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

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Italian

Noun

collier m (invariable)

1. A necklace, string-shaped jewel worn around the neck

Related terms

• collo m

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Swedish

Noun

collier

1. indefinite plural of collie