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oil·er
(oi′lər)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.
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oiler
(ˈɔɪlə)n
1. a person, device, etc, that lubricates or supplies oil
2. (Nautical Terms) an oil tanker
3. (Mining & Quarrying) an oil well
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oil•er
(ˈɔɪ lər)n.
1. a person or thing that oils.
2. a worker employed to oil machinery.
3. oilcan.
4. Often, oilers. an oilskin garment.
5. a ship that carries large oil cargoes.
6. oil well.
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oiler
A naval or merchant tanker specially equipped and rigged for replenishing other ships at sea.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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| Noun | 1. |  oiler - a worker who oils engines or machineryworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" |
| 2. |  oiler - a well that yields or has yielded oilgusher - an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary spouter - an oil well that is spouting stripper well - an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day well - a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine wildcat, wildcat well - an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field | |
| 3. |  oiler - a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulkcargo ship, cargo vessel - a ship designed to carry cargo supertanker - the largest class of oil tankers |
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Translations
oiler
[ˈɔɪləʳ] N1. (= ship) → petrolero m; (= can) → lata f de aceite, lata f de lubricante; (= person) → engrasador/a m/f
2. oilers (US) (= clothes) → hule m
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