wildcatter

IPA: wˈaɪɫdkætɝ

Examples of "wildcatter" in Sentences

He's a wildcatter, taking over an old mine whose riches are mostly gone.
Uncle Drew, a wildcatter from Oklahoma, swirled his very wet tongue in his very wet mouth.
I’ve never been able to figure out whether a wildcatter is a special breed of man… or just a fool.
The map looked like something a wildcatter might use—not to drill for oil but to barrel Riesling and Cabernet Franc.
The term "wildcatter" generally refers to a person or company that drills oil wells in areas not known to be oil fields, indicating that many of the companies included in this fund maintain speculative, risky operations.
Part wildcatter, part deal-maker, the 64-year-old executive has a track record of building up oil and gas exploration companies from scratch, taking them public and selling them for a premium, having done so twice prior to Thursday's deal.