Considering its current definition (see below) and the wish to be politically correct, I wonder whether the word has come to acquire any racist overtone.
What is a coal miner hewer-Ask.com. Coal miner hewer is a person who hews or cuts the coal from its natural situation. The hewer is the actual coal-digger removing it from the coal face.
Coal is a nonrenewable energy source because it takes millions of years to create. It is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbonsâmolecules containing hydrogen and carbon. The energy in coal comes from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals, making it part of the fossil fuels family.