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Jul 13, 2011

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Professions that exist mainly as surnames

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collier
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with Anu Garg

collier

PRONUNCIATION:

(KOL-yuhr)

MEANING:

noun:
1. A coal miner.
2. A ship for carrying coal.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old English col (coal). Earliest documented use: before 1375.

USAGE:

"Gunar turned to find a grimy-faced man, black as a collier."
Lisa Hendrix; Immortal Champion; Berkley; 2011.

See more usage examples of collier in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

If you have a weak candidate and a weak platform, wrap yourself up in the American flag and talk about the Constitution. -Matthew Stanley Quay, senator (1833-1904)

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