collier B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈkɑliɚ/ UK /ˈkɒlɪə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #15219 Meanings 1 noun someone who works in a coal mine The collier returned from the mine covered in coal dust. 2 noun A person in the business or occupation of producing or distributing coal (any of several types of carbon fuel). Near-synonyms: coalminer, coalworker; coalowner, mineowner. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · someone who works in a coal... coal miner 2 noun · a person in the business or... coalminercoalownercoalworkermineowner Word family Forms colliers Derived forms grim-the-collier Related forms collierycoal Etymology AI details From Middle English colier (“charcoal burner”), from col (“coal”). colier Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # collier **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑliɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒlɪə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 15219 ## Meanings 1. someone who works in a coal mine 2. A person in the business or occupation of producing or distributing coal (any of several types of carbon fuel). ## Examples - The collier returned from the mine covered in coal dust. - Near-synonyms: coalminer, coalworker; coalowner, mineowner. ## Synonyms - coal miner ## Derived Forms - grim-the-collier ## Related Forms - colliery - coal ## Roots and Affixes - Root: colier ## Etymology From Middle English colier (“charcoal burner”), from col (“coal”). ## AI Etymology collier is a noun meaning someone who works in a coal mine. From Middle English colier (“charcoal burner”), from col (“coal”). ## Topics - People & Society markdown