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Oiler

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Noun

1. oiler

a worker who oils engines or machinery

2. oil well, oiler

a well that yields or has yielded oil

3. oil tanker, oiler, tank ship, tanker

a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Oiler

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noun
1. 
a person, device, etc, that lubricates or supplies oil
2. 
an oil tanker
3. 
an oil well

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Oiler

see synonyms of oiler
noun
1. 
a person who oils machinery, engines, etc.
2. 
a device for oiling machinery, etc.; specif., oilcan
3. 
a tanker for carrying oil, esp. one used to refuel other ships
4.  US, Informal, Obsolete
an oilskin coat

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Oiler

see synonyms of oiler
n.
1. One that oils engines or machinery.
2. Nautical
a. An oil tanker.
b. A ship that burns oil as fuel.
3. See oilcan.
4. See oil well.
5. Informal An oilskin garment.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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