Collier

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Collier may refer to:

  • a coal miner.
  • a bulk cargo ship that carried coal. They were used both to transport coal between ports and to refuel coal burning ships.
  • an occupational title for people who carried and sold coal. In the Middle Ages colliery was a common profession. Colliery was, until the end of the 20th century, an important profession in the North of England and Wales.
  • In colonial United States, a collier was a person who manufactured charcoal, used for gunpowder and smelting metal ores. It was a difficult and dangerous occupation, as a controlled burn had to be made of a large stack of wood with a limited oxygen supply. This led to a danger of carbon monoxide poisoning. An improvised kiln was made of clay and wet leaves over the stack of wood. If fire broke through any part, it had to be quickly extinguished with more clay packing, and colliers at times fell into the fire in the attempt. Each burn would take a week or more, and had to be watched 24 hours a day. Although its practitioners are referred to as charcoal burners rather than colliers, this profession is central to Russell Hoban's novel Riddley Walker.
  • Collier's Weekly was a U.S. magazine published between 1888 and 1957.
  • Collier's Encyclopedia is a U.S. encyclopedia.
  • The Collier Trophy is the highest honor in American aviation.
  • a type of necklace, possibly a synonym for choker.
  • Collier Motors, the last auto dealer in the U.S. under the American Motors banner, with an infamous unkept sales lot.

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