driller
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈdrɪlər/
- Specialized
:
perforador
- As a certified driller, he oversaw the entire operation to ensure safety and precision.
- oil driller
- gas driller
- offshore driller
And all those things also send capital to the oil driller, etcetera.
- And all those things also send capital to the oil driller, etcetera.
Examples
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We have our own deep well, but twice we’ve had to hire drillers to drop down to active aquifers.
Academic text (2008) -
Farmers, ranchers, homesteaders, this well driller is an example of modern American industry at its finest.
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- Worked as a driller for a season back in the day.
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And all those things also send capital to the oil driller, etcetera.
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He's the best oil driller in the world.
Fiction book (1998) -
I'm a third-generation driller, doing it all my life.
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I'm a driller, Mr. Scheermeyer, just like my father and my grandfather.
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We're oil drillers.
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The experienced driller ensured that the rig was operating smoothly during the extraction process.
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Working alongside a skilled driller, the crew was able to efficiently tap into a new oil reserve.
Synonyms
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2.0
A person who finds, gets, or sells oil
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7.5
A person who works on an oil rig handling drilling equipment
A person in charge of machines that make deep holes for oil, water, or minerals
A person who works on an oil platform to get or process oil
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Driller on an oil or gas site comes from drill, meaning 'to bore into the ground'. That's why a rig driller is the person who runs and watches the big machines that make deep holes in the earth.