Coalowner
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coalowner is a noun meaning One who owns a coal mine.
Meaning
One who owns a coal mine.
Example Sentences
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?
Promoted by a group of coalowners who later joined forces with the Barry Railway, the Vale of Glamorgan [Railway] was originally planned to go right up to Tondu, but the G.W.R. succeeded in resisting any incursion beyond Coity Junction.
Word Forms
- coalowners
Synonyms for coalowner
Depending on context, synonyms include collier.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coalminer, coalworker, mineowner, coalman, owner, coalheaver.
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