I. ˈkälyə(r), chiefly Brit -lēə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English colier, from col coal + -ier — more at coal
1. : one that produces charcoal by burning wood in a beehive kiln
2.
a. obsolete : a charcoal or coal dealer
b. : a coal miner
3. : a ship employed in transporting coal
4.
a. : bean aphid
b. dialect England : a swift ( Apus apus )
c. : wilson's plover
II.
comparative of colly