coalern.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊlə/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊlər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coal n., -er suffix¹, coal v.

Etymology: Originally < coal n. + -er suffix¹. In later use also partly < coal v. + -er suffix¹. Compare later collier n.Attested earlier in place names (in sense 1), as Colresleye , West Riding, Yorkshire (1226; now Cowlersley). Compare also Colsteuorde , Lincolnshire (1086; now Colsterworth), implying a parallel formation < coal n. + -ster suffix.

†1. A person who converts wood, etc., into charcoal for fuel, a charcoal burner; = collier n. 1. Cf. coal v. 1. Obsolete.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other manufactured materials > [noun] > of charcoal

coaler1276

colliera1375

coalmana1450

wood-coaler1600

charcoal-collier1636

coalburner1636

charcoal-burner1825

1276 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 9 (MED) Roger Canny, collere.

c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 16 Þei fray here hornes to þe trees..and make hem sharpe into colers places.

1499 Promptorium Parvulorum (Pynson) sig. di/1 Coler, carbonarius.

?1750 National Considerations 1 The Forges employ a great many Hands in their Manufacture, as Forge-Men, Cutters, Coalers of Wood, Carriers, &c.

1836 Rep. Supreme Court Vermont 7 139 As every man is not a coaler, it might be difficult..to procure a proper person to..prevent the ruin of the said property [sc. wood in the process of being converted into coal].

2. A person employed to load coal on board a steamship. Now chiefly historical.

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > other manual or industrial workers > [noun] > who load or unload > coal

staithman?1677

off-putter1788

caster1793

coal-whipper1795

coal lumper1834

whipper1836

coaler1858

coal handler1871

1858 E. B. Hornby In & Around Stamboul I. iii. 35 How I pitied the poor ‘coalers’, toiling up the sides of our great steam transports!

1879 J. W. Boddam-Whetham Roraima & Brit. Guiana 31 They are coalers returning from their hard day's labour in the harbour.

1903 W. Besant As we are & as we may Be 107 The people who did the work of the Port—the loading and the unloading—those whom now we call the stevedores, coalers, dockers, lightermen, and watermen.

1996 Moscow (Russia) News (Nexis) 26 Dec. Those in the officers' mess..calmly removed their..white dinner jackets to join the fray together with the coalers, gunners, machinists and cargo handlers.

3. A ship used to transport coal; spec. a tender carrying coal used as fuel for a larger steamship.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > boat attendant on larger vessel > [noun] > supplying coal to steamer

coaler1864

1864 Good Words Jan. 17/1 Sad occasions of this sort are frequent with the coalers, and other small craft of the coasting trade of England, and Scotland, and Ireland.

1870 Daily News 10 Oct. 4/6 A turret-ship which should find itself cut off from its coaler, and compelled to give battle.

1896 C. H. Cochrane Wonders Mod. Mechanism 309 The cost of unloading a coaler is still further reduced by the use of vessels whose holds are so shaped that the coal naturally slides by gravity within reach of the shovels.

1915 N.Y. Times Current Hist. European War 2 760 We separated from the cruiser squadron, escorted only by the coaler Markomannia.

1941 J. Berger In Great Waters xiv. 215 Cargoes of the coalers from Perth Amboy blackened the sands under the beams of near-by Highland Light.

2010 Evening Herald (Plymouth) (Nexis) 8 Oct. 10 The Navy will stagger on like an old and leaky coaler trying to round Portland Bill with wind over tide.

a. In plural. U.S. Stocks or shares in railway companies engaged in transporting coal. Now rare.

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society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > share > shares in specific country or industry

railway share1822

railroad shares1828

railway stock1836

railroads1848

Canada1868

coalers1878

Mets1886

industrial1887

golds1888

Kaffir1889

electrics1892

rails1893

Westralians1894

kangaroo1896

coppers1899

the junglea1901

electricals1901

Rhodesians1901

diamonds1905

Siberians1906

steels1912

utility1930

properties1964

engineer1976

mining1983

1878 Washington Post 7 Jan. 3/3 It was presumable, if not certain, that the bull party..would put up the coalers to-day.

1892 Daily News 16 Feb. 6/6 Readings and other stocks reacted under realizations, but ‘coalers’ then gradually lost their prominence.

1909 Daily Chron. 17 Apr. 2/1 Coalers were again the best stocks in the Yankee market.

1922 Forbes 29 Apr. 86/3 A Good Buy Pittsburgh & West Virginia appears to be far out of line with the other coalers of the railroad group.

b. A train or railway used to transport coal. Now rare.

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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > goods train > coal train

coaler1898

paddy1927

paddy mail1945

1898 Railway Age & Northwestern Railroader 25 Feb. 128/2 I returned..to New York by another famous train, the ‘Black Diamond’ express of the Lehigh Valley company, one of the so-called ‘coaler’ roads, which serves the anthracite regions of Pennsylvania.

1975 M. Helprin Dove of East (1981) 91 Men began to carry wood from enormous stockpiles along the track and load it on the coaler.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	coaler
释义	coalern. Brit. /ˈkəʊlə/, U.S. /ˈkoʊlər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coal n., -er suffix¹, coal v. Etymology: Originally < coal n. + -er suffix¹. In later use also partly < coal v. + -er suffix¹. Compare later collier n.Attested earlier in place names (in sense 1), as Colresleye , West Riding, Yorkshire (1226; now Cowlersley). Compare also Colsteuorde , Lincolnshire (1086; now Colsterworth), implying a parallel formation < coal n. + -ster suffix. †1. A person who converts wood, etc., into charcoal for fuel, a charcoal burner; = collier n. 1. Cf. coal v. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other manufactured materials > [noun] > of charcoal coaler1276 colliera1375 coalmana1450 wood-coaler1600 charcoal-collier1636 coalburner1636 charcoal-burner1825 1276 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 9 (MED) Roger Canny, collere. c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 16 Þei fray here hornes to þe trees..and make hem sharpe into colers places. 1499 Promptorium Parvulorum (Pynson) sig. di/1 Coler, carbonarius. ?1750 National Considerations 1 The Forges employ a great many Hands in their Manufacture, as Forge-Men, Cutters, Coalers of Wood, Carriers, &c. 1836 Rep. Supreme Court Vermont 7 139 As every man is not a coaler, it might be difficult..to procure a proper person to..prevent the ruin of the said property [sc. wood in the process of being converted into coal]. 2. A person employed to load coal on board a steamship. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > other manual or industrial workers > [noun] > who load or unload > coal staithman?1677 off-putter1788 caster1793 coal-whipper1795 coal lumper1834 whipper1836 coaler1858 coal handler1871 1858 E. B. Hornby In & Around Stamboul I. iii. 35 How I pitied the poor ‘coalers’, toiling up the sides of our great steam transports! 1879 J. W. Boddam-Whetham Roraima & Brit. Guiana 31 They are coalers returning from their hard day's labour in the harbour. 1903 W. Besant As we are & as we may Be 107 The people who did the work of the Port—the loading and the unloading—those whom now we call the stevedores, coalers, dockers, lightermen, and watermen. 1996 Moscow (Russia) News (Nexis) 26 Dec. Those in the officers' mess..calmly removed their..white dinner jackets to join the fray together with the coalers, gunners, machinists and cargo handlers. 3. A ship used to transport coal; spec. a tender carrying coal used as fuel for a larger steamship. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > boat attendant on larger vessel > [noun] > supplying coal to steamer coaler1864 1864 Good Words Jan. 17/1 Sad occasions of this sort are frequent with the coalers, and other small craft of the coasting trade of England, and Scotland, and Ireland. 1870 Daily News 10 Oct. 4/6 A turret-ship which should find itself cut off from its coaler, and compelled to give battle. 1896 C. H. Cochrane Wonders Mod. Mechanism 309 The cost of unloading a coaler is still further reduced by the use of vessels whose holds are so shaped that the coal naturally slides by gravity within reach of the shovels. 1915 N.Y. Times Current Hist. European War 2 760 We separated from the cruiser squadron, escorted only by the coaler Markomannia. 1941 J. Berger In Great Waters xiv. 215 Cargoes of the coalers from Perth Amboy blackened the sands under the beams of near-by Highland Light. 2010 Evening Herald (Plymouth) (Nexis) 8 Oct. 10 The Navy will stagger on like an old and leaky coaler trying to round Portland Bill with wind over tide. 4. a. In plural. U.S. Stocks or shares in railway companies engaged in transporting coal. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > share > shares in specific country or industry railway share1822 railroad shares1828 railway stock1836 railroads1848 Canada1868 coalers1878 Mets1886 industrial1887 golds1888 Kaffir1889 electrics1892 rails1893 Westralians1894 kangaroo1896 coppers1899 the junglea1901 electricals1901 Rhodesians1901 diamonds1905 Siberians1906 steels1912 utility1930 properties1964 engineer1976 mining1983 1878 Washington Post 7 Jan. 3/3 It was presumable, if not certain, that the bull party..would put up the coalers to-day. 1892 Daily News 16 Feb. 6/6 Readings and other stocks reacted under realizations, but ‘coalers’ then gradually lost their prominence. 1909 Daily Chron. 17 Apr. 2/1 Coalers were again the best stocks in the Yankee market. 1922 Forbes 29 Apr. 86/3 A Good Buy Pittsburgh & West Virginia appears to be far out of line with the other coalers of the railroad group. b. A train or railway used to transport coal. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > goods train > coal train coaler1898 paddy1927 paddy mail1945 1898 Railway Age & Northwestern Railroader 25 Feb. 128/2 I returned..to New York by another famous train, the ‘Black Diamond’ express of the Lehigh Valley company, one of the so-called ‘coaler’ roads, which serves the anthracite regions of Pennsylvania. 1975 M. Helprin Dove of East (1981) 91 Men began to carry wood from enormous stockpiles along the track and load it on the coaler. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1276
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