oiler
IPA: ˈɔɪɫɝ
noun
- One who or that which oils.
- An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated.
- (nautical) An oil tanker.
- An oil well.
- (firearms) A small (typically thumb-sized) metal container of oil, often containing an integral brush.
- (informal) An oilskin coat.
- (US, ethnic slur) A Mexican.
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Examples of "oiler" in Sentences
- The oiler is senior only to a wiper.
- The Houston Oilers and the Astrodome.
- A fleet oiler is in the near background.
- He was semiskilled in oilers of machinery.
- An oil can is also referred to as an oiler .
- A cattle oiler for the treating of livestock.
- The Birth of the Edmonton Oilers and the WHA.
- Without Moon, the Oilers appeared to be a rudderless team.
- Blocks were cast in two major groups top oiler and side oiler.
- But the Oilers squandered a three goal lead after the second period.
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