collier

FREQ #15444

n. 煤矿工人, 运煤船, 运煤船员

发音

UK /ˈkɒlɪə(ɹ)/
US /ˈkɑliɚ/
UK /ˈkɔlɪjə(ɹ)/
其它 /ˈkɔlɪjə(ɹ)/

词形变化

colliers 复数 colliers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person in the business or occupation of producing or distributing coal (any of several types of carbon fuel).

    A person who produces (e.g., digs, mines, gathers) or sells coal (the fossil fuel type), or transports it from underground, from the soil, or from a seashore.

    Near-synonyms: coalminer, coalworker; coalowner, mineowner

  2. 2.

    A person in the business or occupation of producing or distributing coal (any of several types of carbon fuel).

    A person in the business or occupation of producing (and selling) charcoal.

    过时 历史
  3. 3.

    A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal.

    航海 交通
  4. 4.

    A sailor on such a vessel.

    航海 交通
  5. 5.

    A non-traveller.

    俚语

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

coalminer

上位词 2

miner mineworker

下位词 1

pitman

相关短语

Collier County Collier Street

词源

From Middle English colier (“charcoal burner”), from col (“coal”).

来源：wiktionary