oater
9.9
Like a Western film with cowboys and dusty towns
- adjective
- /ˈoʊtər/
- Archaic
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del oeste
- The director gave the new movie a distinctly oater look with cowboy hats and dusty streets.
Examples
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Fans of classic cinema will appreciate the oater elements in this modern film.
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The restaurant's decor had an oater vibe, complete with swinging saloon doors.
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What a great oater!
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That movie was a classic oater!
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The director gave the new movie a distinctly oater look with cowboy hats and dusty streets.
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Fans of classic cinema will appreciate the oater elements in this modern film.
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The restaurant's decor had an oater vibe, complete with swinging saloon doors.
How Western
Surface Forms
oater positive
Etymology
Oater comes from the simple word oat 'the grain horses eat', because Old West films were full of horses. So an oater look means the film or place has the style and feel of cowboy movies — dusty streets, hats and horses.