collier

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English colier, colyer, alteration of earlier coler, collere (“one who makes or sells charcoal”), from Old English *colere (“collier”), equivalent to coal +‎ -ier. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒlɪə(ɹ)/ (US) enPR: kälʹē-ər, IPA(key): /ˈkɑliɚ/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈkɔlɪjə(ɹ)/ === Noun === collier (plural colliers) 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 (dated or historical) A person in the business or occupation of producing (and selling) charcoal. Synonym: charcoal burner (nautical) A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal. Synonym: coaler Coordinate terms: oiler, oil tanker (nautical) A sailor on such a vessel. (slang, used by the traveller community) A non-traveller. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === “collier” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC. === Anagrams === Coriell == Danish == === Noun === collier c indefinite plural of collie == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French collier. Closely related to (but not a doublet of) kolder as in maliënkolder. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔlˈjeː/ === Noun === collier m or n (plural colliers, diminutive colliertje n) necklace Synonym: halsketting == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French collier, from Old French colier, a variant (deriving from Late Latin collārium) of coler, from Late Latin collāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.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 ==== collier de perles couleuvre à collier coup de collier ==== Related terms ==== cou m, col ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: collier → German: Kollier, Collier n → Greek: κολιέ m (kolié, “necklace”) → Romanian: colier n (“necklace”) → Russian: колье́ n (kolʹjé, “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 [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French collier. === Noun === collier m (invariable) a necklace, string-shaped jewel worn around the neck ==== Related terms ==== collo m == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== collier indefinite plural of collie === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French collier. ==== Noun ==== collier c a choker ===== Declension =====