oiler
/ˈɔɪlɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who or that which oils.
noun
One who or that which oils.
noun
An oil tanker.
Example Sentences
- "The order to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk – christened four years ago – is unusual but is in line with the White House mandate to reverse a number of military initiatives by Democratic presidents."
- "Near-synonym: greaser"
- "There were a lot of renegades down towards the Mexican line who made a raid once in a while, and a few oilers livin' near had water holes in the foothills, […]"
- "He also said that it was just as difficult to make friends at Cheam School and at Cambridge because he couldn't be sure who 'genuinely liked him' and who were 'trying to suck up' to him because of who he was — 'oilers', Princess Diana once called such people."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: oyler
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɔɪlɚ/
- British English: /ˈɔɪlə/
Usage
- Informal
- American usage
- Derogatory
- Slang