noun
Meaning 1
A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
haulier
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Pronunciation
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/ˈhɔːliə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɔːliə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
A miner who hauls coal from the coalface to the bottom of the shaft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a haulage contractor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hauler
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contractor
Narrower terms: garbage man, garbageman, garbage collector, garbage carter, garbage hauler, refuse collector, dustman
History
Etymology
From Middle English halyer, haliere, halere, equivalent to haul + -ier.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Swedish: åkare — A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.
- Swedish: åkeri — A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.