hurrier

English

Etymology

hurry +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌɹiə(ɹ)

Noun

hurrier (plural hurriers)

1. A person who hurries.
2. (British, obsolete) A young boy or girl employed in a coal mine to drag baskets or small wagons full of coal from the coal face where it was mined, up to the surface.

See also

• pit pony