collier
Underground fuel extractor
A collier is a coal miner or a ship that transports coal.
The word was common when coal powered industry and heated homes: The colliers emerged from the pit at shift's end.
A colliery is a coal mine.
Both terms survive mainly in British English and historical contexts.
Underground mine worker
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- excavationAct of unearthing
pickaxe · headlamp · helmet · hardhat · pit · mineshaft · seam · vein
Highest-grade coal variety
- bituminousContaining natural tar
- ligniteLow-rank sedimentary fuel
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
combustible · black · fuel · heating · burning · coke · slack · coalface
Vessel for transporting goods
- cargoTransported goods
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- merchantmanCommercial sailing vessel
- steamerVapor-powered vessel
maritime · seafaring · ocean-going · port · dockyard · harbor · quay · convoy
All available workers
- unionJoining into one
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- wagesPayment for work
- blue-collarManual labor workforce
toil · manual · occupation · apprentice · journeyman · trade · craftsmanship · dangerous
pitman
Underground mine worker
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
excavation · pickaxe · headlamp · helmet · hardhat · pit · mineshaft · seam · vein · ore
anthracite
Highest-grade coal variety
- bituminousContaining natural tar
- ligniteLow-rank sedimentary fuel
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
fossil · combustible · black · fuel · heating · burning · coke · slack · coalface · bunker
freighter
Vessel for transporting goods
- cargoTransported goods
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- merchantmanCommercial sailing vessel
steamer · maritime · seafaring · ocean-going · port · dockyard · harbor · quay · convoy · tanker
workforce
All available workers
blue-collar · toil · manual · occupation · apprentice · journeyman · trade · craftsmanship · dangerous · solidarity
namesake
One sharing another's name
- job surnamesbaker, barber, butcher, butler, carpenter
- Old Jobsblacksmith, farrier, wheelwright, chandler, apothecary
- shipsship, vessel, freighter, tanker, cargo ship
- charcoal makingkiln, carbonization, pyrolysis, retort, char
- naval auxiliariessupply ships, oilers, supply ship, tankers, cargo ships
- Chienslabrador, beagle, boxer, bulldog, chihuahua
colliertanker
Vessel for liquid bulk
passenger ship · cruise liner · container ship · oil tanker · yacht
collierpit boss
Casino gaming supervisor
industrialist · coal baron · gentleman · aristocrat · white-collar worker