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collier
English
Etymology
From Middle English colier, from col (“coal”)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?l??(?)/
- (US) enPR: käl??-?r, IPA(key): /?k?li?/
Noun
collier (plural colliers)
- A person in the business or occupation of producing (digging or mining) coal or making charcoal or in its transporting or commerce.
- 1957, H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 224.
- For this reason, the collier took constant care to keep the covering of earth in good order.
- 1957, H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 224.
- (nautical) A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal.
- (nautical) A sailor on such a vessel.
- (slang, used by the traveller community) A non-traveller.
Related terms
- Colliers Wood
- colliery
Translations
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Anagrams
- Coriell
Danish
Noun
collier c
- indefinite plural of collie
French
Etymology
From Old French coler, from Late Latin coll?re.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.lje/
Noun
collier m (plural colliers)
- A necklace, string-shaped jewel worn around the neck
- collar (e.g. of a dog)
- collar (on animals, colored fur around the neck)
Derived terms
- couleuvre à collier
Related terms
- cou m, col
Descendants
- ? German: Kollier, Collier n
- ? Greek: ????? m (kolié, “necklace”)
- ? Russian: ?????? n (kol?jé, “necklace”)
- ? Turkish: kolye (“necklace”)
References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Further reading
- “collier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French collier.
Noun
collier m (invariable)
- A necklace, string-shaped jewel worn around the neck
Related terms
- collo m
Swedish
Noun
collier
- indefinite plural of collie
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collies
English
Noun
collies
- plural of collie
Verb
collies
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of colly
Catalan
Verb
collies
- second-person singular imperfect indicative form of collir
Danish
Noun
collies c
- indefinite genitive singular of collie
Swedish
Noun
collies
- indefinite genitive singular of collie
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