oilman
- noun
- /ˈɔɪlˌmæn/
- As an experienced oilman, he manages several drilling operations across the state.
- Texas oilman
- oilman Boone
- former oilman
Examples
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- You're that oilman, aren't you?
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Man can only sustain himself and be great when he produces: miner, farmer, fisherman, oilman.
Blog text (34) -
Why would an oilman risk all this, even if he was down on his luck?
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You speak a lot of sense for an oilman.
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"Her father was an oilman from Texas?"
Fiction book (1990) -
I'm an oilman, ladies and gentlemen, I have numerous concerns spread across this state.
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Denver oilman wants to support the investigation.
Fiction book (1991) -
As an oilman, I hope that you'll forgive just good old-fashioned plain speaking.
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I'm an oilman.
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Ladies and gentlemen... ...this year's Oilman of the Year: Mr. Leland Janus of Connex-Killen.
Synonyms
A person who finds, gets, or sells oil
A woman who works in the oil industry
A person or company that manages oil wells to get oil from the ground
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Oilman is simply oil ('the thick liquid from the ground used for fuel') plus man ('person' or 'worker'), so an oilman is a person who works in the oil industry, like a mailman is someone who delivers mail.