col·lier
noun/ˈkɒliə(r)/
/ˈkɑːliər/
- (especially British English, old-fashioned) a coal miner (= a person whose job is digging coal in a coal mine)
煤矿工人（= 在煤矿里挖煤的人） - a ship that carries coal
运煤船
Word OriginMiddle English: from coal + -ier. The original sense was ‘maker of charcoal’, who usually brought it to market, hence ‘person selling charcoal’, later ‘person selling coal’, which gave rise to the current senses.