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Noun
/ˈkälyər/,
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colliers, plural;
  1. A coal miner

  2. A ship carrying coal

  1. coal miner: someone who works in a coal mine
  2. A choker is a close-fitting necklace, worn high on the neck. This type of jewellery can consist of one or more bands circling the neck. Chokers can be made of a variety of materials, including velvet, beads, metal, and leather. ...
  3. Collier is a historical term used to describe a bulk cargo ship designed to carry coal, especially for naval use by coal-fired warships. ...
  4. (Colliers (magazine)) Collier's Weekly was an American magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957. With the passage of decades, the title was shortened to Collier's.
  5. A person in the business or occupation of producing (digging or mining coal or making charcoal) or in its transporting or commerce; A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal; A nickname used by the traveller community, referring to a non-traveller
  6. A surname
  7. Vessel used for transporting coal.
  8. A highly skilled artisan who made charcoal.
  9. A boat or ship used to transport coal.
  10. A necklace. Specifically, in Voudoun, a ritual necklace given to a person in token of initiation.
  11. a person who burns wood into charcoal
  12. collar, of a Order of Chivalry.