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collier definition

col·lier (käl′yər)

noun

  1. a coal miner
  2. a ship for carrying coal

Etymology: ME colyer: see coal & -ier

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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