haulier

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːliə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɔːliə(ɹ)

haulier (plural hauliers)

1. A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.
   • 2020 September 23, Paul Shannon, “Freight train speeds: do they matter?”, in Rail, page 72:

     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.

   • 2024 January 5, Jon Henley, “Why is Germany’s economy struggling – and can the government fix it?”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     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.

2. (mining) A miner who hauls coal from the coalface to the bottom of the shaft.

• hauler