| 单词 | coalmaster |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoalmaster coalmaster n. now chiefly historical the proprietor or lessee of a colliery; an owner of a coal mine. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > coal-miner > owner or manager of coal-mine coal owner1595 coalmaster1639 butty1828 keeler1860 1639 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) C1639/8/31 The supplicatioune presented by the coalemaisters against the conservatour. 1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom I. 9 An accurate knowledge of the strata in a coal field is indispensably necessary to a coal-master. 1878 F. S. Williams Midland Railway (ed. 4) 8 The resolution at which the coal-masters had arrived. 1986 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Oct. 1200/1 Vast fortunes were being made by ironmasters, coalmasters and shipbuilders. < as lemmas |
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