Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haulier

/ˈhɔːliə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: hauli-er
IPA: /ˈhɔːliə(ɹ)/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.

noun

A miner who hauls coal from the coalface to the bottom of the shaft.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Etymology

From Middle English halyer, haliere, halere, equivalent to haul + -ier.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: halyer
Suffix: haul

Inflected Forms

hauliers (plural)

Synonyms

hauler

Questions

How do you pronounce haulier?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɔːliə(ɹ)/.
What does haulier mean?: A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.
Where does haulier come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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