haulier en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɔːliə(ɹ)/
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Etymology
From Middle English halyer, haliere, halere, equivalent to haul + -ier.
Meanings
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A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.
DB Cargo is the haulier for the Immingham-Drax flow. Its trains comprise purpose-built covered hoppers that can run at 60mph loaded and 75mph empty.
2020 September 23, Paul Shannon, “Freight train speeds: do they matter?”, in Rail, page 72:Hauliers are up in arms over higher tolls, while some doctors – including, from 9 January, specialists – could decide to close surgeries in support of the medical profession’s demands for more state support for an overloaded system.
2024 January 5, Jon Henley, “Why is Germany’s economy struggling – and can the government fix it?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- A miner who hauls coal from the coalface to the bottom of the shaft.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hauliers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (2)
sv åkeri (A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.) · sv åkare (A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.)