haulier

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haulier

  • /ˈhɔːliə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ɔːliə(ɹ)

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From Middle English halyer, haliere, halere, equivalent to haul + -ier.

noun hauliers

  1. A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods. DB Cargo is the haulier for the Immingham-Drax flow. Its trains comprise purpose-built covered hoppers that can run at 60mph loaded and 75mph empty.
  2. A miner who hauls coal from the coalface to the bottom of the shaft.

Similar: hauler

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@misc{haulier_2026,
  title = {haulier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/haulier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}