wildcatter
IPA: wˈaɪɫdkætɝ
noun
- (US) Someone who drills for oil speculatively.
- A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
- (firearms) A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.
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Examples of "wildcatter" in Sentences
- He made a fortune as an oil wildcatter.
- He went on to make a fortune as a wildcatter in the oil industry.
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