oil woman
- noun
- /ɔɪl ˈwɪmən/
:
mujer del petróleo
- She became an oil woman after inheriting several wells from her family.
Examples
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The new CEO of the energy company is a prominent oil woman with decades of experience.
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Many oil women are breaking barriers in the industry.
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As an oil woman, she advocates for more sustainable drilling practices in the industry.
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The oil woman in Texas made a fortune.
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After years in the industry, she proudly identifies as an oil woman who successfully runs multiple drilling sites.
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As an oil woman, she plays a key role in shaping policies for sustainable energy practices.
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The oil woman from Louisiana has become a leading voice in advocating for clean drilling techniques.
Synonyms
A person or company that manages oil wells to get oil from the ground
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from the constituents: 'oil' as an attributive noun + 'woman' yields a woman associated with the oil industry (owner/operator). Although the collocation is somewhat uncommon in English, the compositional logic is straightforward and a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer this meaning.
Etymology
Oil woman comes from the simple image of a woman standing on an oil field beside pumps and wells. So, oil names the product and woman the person, and the phrase means 'a woman who owns or operates oil wells, especially as a business'.