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coraller

noun

Etymology

From coral + -er.

  1. derived from κοράλλιον
  2. derived from corallium
  3. derived from coral
  4. suffixed as coraller — “coral + er”

Definitions

  1. A person who dives into deep water to collect coral.

    • The Bahama corallers come over and collect various kinds of beautiful coral in the Florida seas, known as tree, finger, brain, and red coral.
    • Corals were graded, and fetched prices accordingly. Curiously, the Jewish 'corallers' made even Christian religious objects, such as paternosters and crosses.

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