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coal-heaver

C2+ Topic:Work & Careers
US /ˈkoʊlˌhiːvɚ/ UK /ˈkəʊlˌhiːvə/

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a worker who carries or unloads coal

    The coal-heaver carried sacks from the cart.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a worker who carries or... coal porterheaver
Word family
Forms coal-heavers
Derived forms coal-heavers
Related forms coalheavercollier

Etymology

A compound of coal + heaver. Coal traces through Middle English cole, while heaver is formed from heave + -er; the compound names a laborer who carries or unloads coal.

cole Middle English hebban Old English
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