炭たん坑こう夫ふMeanings1nouncoal miner; collierA worker who extracts coal from a mine. The term is straightforward and neutral.彼かれの祖そ父ふは炭たん坑こう夫ふだった。His grandfather was a coal miner.炭たん坑こう夫ふたちは地ち下か深ふかくで働はたらいている。Coal miners work deep underground.