noun
collier
A person who mines coal.
The collier works deep in the coal mine.
Etymology
Old English col means coal, and -ier forms an occupational name. A collier is someone whose work concerns coal, particularly the miner who extracts it.
More examples
- Several colliers emerged after the shift.
- His grandfather had been a collier.
- The museum displays tools once used by local colliers.
Forms
collier · colliers
Similar words
- miner
- Someone extracting any mineral, not only coal.