coaler

[ koh-ler ]

noun

1. a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.

coaler

/ ˈkəʊlə /

noun

1. a ship, train, etc, used to carry or supply coal
2. a person who sells or supplies coal

Word History and Origins

Origin of coaler¹

First recorded in 1865–70; coal + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The "coaler" railroads serving the non-union fields have enjoyed heavy traffic and large earnings, while those through the union fields have met declining haulage.

From Time Magazine Archive

We on the Emden had no idea where we were going, as on August 11, 1914, we separated from the cruiser squadron, escorted only by the coaler Markomannia.

From Project Gutenberg

He was articled to a ship-owner of Whitby as a common seaman on a coaler sailing between Newcastle and London.

From Project Gutenberg

He worked his passage as a coaler, and was passed at Ellis Island through the perjury of one of the bosses who wring money out of the immigrants in the way of commissions, getting control of them by the criminal act at the very entrance into American life.

From Project Gutenberg

We on the Emden had no idea where we were going, as, on August 11, 1914, we separated from the cruiser squadron, escorted only by the coaler Markomannia.

From Project Gutenberg