Wiktionary

coalowner

English edit

Etymology edit

coal +‎ owner

Noun edit

coalowner (plural coalowners)

  1. One who owns a coal mine.
    • 1887, Lord Herschell, The Parliamentary Debates (Authorized Edition), Wyman, page 200
      The Staffordshire coalowner would benefit, because he would be saved from the competition of the Lancashire coalowner, but what would the Lancashire coalowner say if he were charged a prohibitive rate with regard to the London market?
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