collier

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.4 References 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) /ˈkɒlɪə/, /"kQlI@/
• (US) enPR: kälʹē-ər, IPA: /ˈkɑliɚ/, SAMPA: /"kAli@`/
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[edit] Noun

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

[edit] Related terms

• colliery

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[edit] References

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

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin collum 'neck'

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔ.lje/, SAMPA: /kO.lje/

[edit] Noun

collier m.

1. necklace

[edit] References

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

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

collier m. inv.

1. necklace

[edit] Related terms

• collo