Drawer
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001847
A mine worker, historically a child or youth, responsible for hauling tubs or carts of mined material from the coal face to a main haulage way. This physically demanding job involved pulling or pushing the containers, which were filled by hewers, along low, narrow passages. The term is primarily associated with the era of manual labor in coal mining before the widespread mechanization of underground transport.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-001847 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Mining and extraction |
| Translations | German: Förderer; Spanish: vagonero; French: rouleur |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-001847",
"term": "Drawer",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A mine worker, historically a child or youth, responsible for hauling tubs or carts of mined material from the coal face to a main haulage way. This physically demanding job involved pulling or pushing the containers, which were filled by hewers, along low, narrow passages. The term is primarily associated with the era of manual labor in coal mining before the widespread mechanization of underground transport.",
"subject": "Mining and extraction",
"translations": {
"de": "Förderer",
"es": "vagonero",
"fr": "rouleur"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/drawer/"
}
Record 2,031 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.