coraller en · NOUN
Etymology
From coral + -er.
Meanings
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A person who dives into deep water to collect coral.
Corals were graded, and fetched prices accordingly. Curiously, the Jewish 'corallers' made even Christian religious objects, such as paternosters and crosses.
2011, Shlomo Simonsohn, Between Scylla and Charybdis: The Jews in Sicily, page 434:The Bahama corallers come over and collect various kinds of beautiful coral in the Florida seas, known as tree, finger, brain, and red coral.
1899, William Henry Parr Greswell, The United States and Their Industries, page 180:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| corallers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
it corallaro (person who collects coral) · ca coraler (person who collects coral) · ca coraller (person who collects coral)