noun
keeler
KEE-luh
noun
1
Someone who works on a barge, or specifically on a keel — a type of coal boat once used on the River Tyne.
"The keeler guided the loaded coal barge downriver to the docks."
2
A small, shallow tub.
"She set the milk out to cool in a wooden keeler."
name
1
A surname.
"Christine Keeler became a well-known name in 1960s Britain."
How to Use Keeler
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHistorically, a bargeman on the coal-carrying keels of the River Tyne, or a shallow tub; today mainly encountered as a surname.
When to use it
The occupational and tub senses are historical/dialectal and rarely used in modern English.
Word Forms
keelers plural, keelers plural
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Etymology
From Middle English keler, formed from "keel" plus the agent suffix "-er."