hurrier

English

Etymology

From hurry +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʌɹiə(ɹ)

Noun

hurrier (plural hurriers)

  1. A person who hurries.
  2. (UK, obsolete, mining) A child 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.

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