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coal merchant

coal merchant noun: a person who deals in coal, either on a large scale or in a particular locality, where coal was weighed and bagged by the merchant, delivered to households and tipped into a coal bunker.

Noun

coal merchant (plural coal merchants)

  1. (dated) A person who deals in coal, either on a large scale or in a particular locality, where coal was weighed and bagged by the merchant, delivered to households and tipped into a coal bunker.
    • It would seem that the Speedwell was built during the first half of 1830, for the Monmouthshire Merlin of June 12, 1830, said: "Mr. Prothero, one of the most extensive coal merchants in that district, intends hauling his coal to Newport with two engines, preparing for him at the Neath Abbey Iron...1941 June, “Some Early Welsh-Built Engines”, in Railway Magazine, page 247
    • Queen Mary of the Iron Road. By Fred C. Bishop. […] This is the life-story of a boy who was determined to become an engine driver, and who lost no time in realising his ambition. A bold plunge from a clerkship in a coal merchant's office carried Fred Bishop, at the age of 14, into the locomotive...1947 January and February, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 62

Examples of coal merchant in a sentence

  • Prothero, one of the most extensive coal merchants in that district, intends hauling his coal to Newport with two engines, preparing for him at the Neath Abbey Iron Works."1941 June, “Some Early Welsh-Built Engines”, in Railway Magazine, page 247:
  • A bold plunge from a clerkship in a coal merchant's office carried Fred Bishop, at the age of 14, into the locomotive department of the London & North Western Railway.1947 January and February, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 62:

Forms of coal merchant

pluralcoal merchants

Questions about coal merchant

What does coal merchant mean?
Coal merchant means a person who deals in coal, either on a large scale or in a particular locality, where coal was weighed and bagged by the merchant, delivered to households and tipped into a coal bunker.
How do you use coal merchant in a sentence?
Prothero, one of the most extensive coal merchants in that district, intends hauling his coal to Newport with two engines, preparing for him at the Neath Abbey Iron Works."
What part of speech is coal merchant?
Coal merchant is a noun.
What is the plural of coal merchant?
The plural of coal merchant is coal merchants.

Words near coal merchant in the dictionary

  1. coal gas
  2. coal hammer
  3. coal hammers
  4. coal hole
  5. coal holes
  6. coal merchant
  7. coal merchants
  8. coal meter
  9. coal meters
  10. coal mine
  11. coal miner

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