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coalman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Gas, coal, oil
coal·man /ˈkəʊlmən $ ˈkoʊl-/ noun (plural coalmen /-mən/) [countable]  TPGa man who delivers coal to people’s houses 运煤工人,送煤工人
Examples from the Corpus
coalmanAt one time, Mr Jarvis the coalman paid a pretty penny just to park his waggons there.
coal·man nounChineseSyllable
houses delivers Corpus who to a man people’s coal


coalman
coalman /ˈkəʊlmən $ ˈkoʊl-/ noun (plural coalmen /-mən/) [countable]
a man who delivers coal to people’s houses


coal·manBrE /ˈkəʊlmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkoʊlmən/ 🔊 noun (
plural
coal·men BrE /ˈkəʊlmən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkoʊlmən/ 🔊
)
a man whose job is to deliver coal to people's houses 送煤工