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coalowner

coalowner noun: one who owns a coal mine.

Noun

coalowner (plural coalowners)

  1. One who owns a coal mine.
    • Near-synonym: collier
    • The Staffordshire coalowner would benefit, because he would be saved from the competition of the Lancashire coalowner, but what would the Lancashire coalowner say if he were charged a prohibitive rate with regard to the London market?1887, Lord Herschell, The Parliamentary Debates (Authorized Edition), Wyman, page 200
    Synonyms:
    collier

Synonyms of coalowner

Forms of coalowner

pluralcoalowners

Origin of coalowner

From coal + owner.

Questions about coalowner

What does coalowner mean?
Coalowner means one who owns a coal mine.
What part of speech is coalowner?
Coalowner is a noun.
What is the plural of coalowner?
The plural of coalowner is coalowners.

Words near coalowner in the dictionary

  1. coalmines
  2. coalmining
  3. coalmonger
  4. coalmongers
  5. coalmouse
  6. coalowner
  7. coalowners
  8. coalpit
  9. Coalpit Heath
  10. coalpits
  11. coalplex

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