collier

UK
/ˈkɒl.ɪə/
US
/ˈkɑːl.jɚ/
colliernoun
colliers
pl
UK
/ˈkɒl.ɪə/
US
/ˈkɑːl.jɚ/
Translations
She wore a beautiful diamond collier to the gala.
Она надела красивое бриллиантовое ожерелье на гала-вечер.
The antique collier was passed down through generations.
Антикварное колье передавалось из поколения в поколение.
Additional translations
Definitions
A person who works in a coal mine.
The collier spent long hours underground extracting coal.
A ship used for transporting coal.
The collier docked at the port to unload its cargo of coal.
Synonyms
coal miner
coal worker
coal digger
collierproper noun
Definitions
A surname derived from the occupational noun for a coal miner or coal merchant.
Mary Collier traced her family name back to nineteenth-century coal miners.
collyadjective

collier

Comp.

collier
Comp.
colliest
Super.
Translations
The colly dog needed a bath after playing in the mud.
Грязной собаке нужен был душ после игры в грязи.
Definitions
Covered with or resembling coal dust; sooty.
The chimney sweep emerged from the fireplace with a colly appearance, his face and clothes blackened by soot.
collynoun
Definitions
Coal dust or soot, especially as it accumulates on a person or object.
After a long shift in the pit, his face was streaked with colly.
A European blackbird (Turdus merula), especially as referenced in the traditional carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas".
In the old song, "four colly birds" refers to four blackbirds.
collyverb
Definitions
To blacken or smear with coal dust or soot.
The mechanic’s overalls were collied with grease and grime.