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coal cracker

coal cracker noun: a native or established resident of the traditional coal-mining area of northeastern Pennsylvania; a worker in the mines of this region.

Noun

coal cracker (plural coal crackers)

  1. (US, slang) A native or established resident of the traditional coal-mining area of northeastern Pennsylvania; a worker in the mines of this region.
    • Our first coal region poll, and what a great one it was! Coal Crackers sure do love their pizza.1998 October, “Top Ten Lists: Pizza Parlors”, in CoalRegion.com, retrieved 29 Oct 2016
    • Pawel Gobol is Joey's humble father, a coal cracker who worked in the mines since he was 15.2008, Gene Gomolka, Coal Cracker's Son, Back cover (Google books)
  2. (historical) A breaker boy.

Forms of coal cracker

pluralcoal crackers

Questions about coal cracker

What does coal cracker mean?
Coal cracker means a native or established resident of the traditional coal-mining area of northeastern Pennsylvania; a worker in the mines of this region.
What part of speech is coal cracker?
Coal cracker is a noun.
What is the plural of coal cracker?
The plural of coal cracker is coal crackers.

Words near coal cracker in the dictionary

  1. coal cars
  2. coal cart
  3. Coal City
  4. coal country
  5. Coal County
  6. coal cracker
  7. coal crackers
  8. Coal Creek
  9. coal drop
  10. coal drops
  11. coal dust

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