coal cracker
noun1
US, Slang A native or established resident of the traditional coal-mining area of northeastern Pennsylvania; a worker in the mines of this region.
- Our first coal region poll, and what a great one it was! Coal Crackers sure do love their pizza.1998 October, “Top Ten Lists: Pizza Parlors”, in CoalRegion.com, retrieved 29 Oct 2016:
- Pawel Gobol is Joey's humble father, a coal cracker who worked in the mines since he was 15.2008, Gene Gomolka, Coal Cracker's Son, Back cover (Google books)
1 more example
- Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Mike Stack . . . said his grandfather was a “coal cracker from Girardville.”2016 March 20, Mark Gilger Jr., “Revelers celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Irish history at Girardville parade”, in The Republican-Herald, Pennsylvania, US, retrieved 29 Oct 2016:
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Historical A breaker boy.