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Collie vs Collier - What's the difference?

collie | collier |

As a noun collie

is any of various breeds of dog originating in scotland and england as sheepdogs.

As a proper noun collier is

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collie

English

(wikipedia collie)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs
  • Derived terms

    * collie eye anomaly * collie-shangie

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    collier

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person in the business or occupation of producing (digging or mining coal or making charcoal) or in its transporting or commerce.
  • * 1957 , H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry , p. 224.
  • For this reason, the collier took constant care to keep the covering of earth in good order.
  • (nautical) A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal
  • A nickname used by the traveller community, referring to a non-traveller
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