Word Study
oiler
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun oiler has 3 senses
- oiler(n = noun.person) Array - a worker who oils engines or machinery; Array is a kind of worker
- oiler(n = noun.artifact) oil well - a well that yields or has yielded oil; Array has particulars: gusher, spouter, stripper, stripper well, wildcat, wildcat well
- oiler(n = noun.artifact) oil tanker, tank ship, tanker - a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk; Array is a kind of cargo ship, cargo vessel
Derived forms noun oil1, verb oil1
is a kind of well
Derived form noun oil1
has particulars: supertanker
Derived form noun oil1
CIDE DICTIONARY
oiler, n.
- One who deals in oils. [1913 Webster]
- One who, or that which, oils. [1913 Webster]
- An
oil tanker . [PJC] - A ship which is powered by oil. [PJC]
- An oilcan. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
oiler, n.
1 an oilcan for oiling machinery.
2 an oil-tanker.
3 US a an oil well. b (in pl.) oilskin.
1 an oilcan for oiling machinery.
2 an oil-tanker.
3 US a an oil well. b (in pl.) oilskin.
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