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oilman

oilman

5 4.6
A man who works in or owns part of the oil business
  • noun
  • /ˈɔɪlˌmæn/
translation icon : petrolero
  • As an experienced oilman, he manages several drilling operations across the state.
  • Texas oilman
  • oilman Boone
  • former oilman

Examples

  • - You're that oilman, aren't you?

  • 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?

  • You speak a lot of sense for an oilman.

  • "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.

  • 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.

  • I'm an oilman.

  • Ladies and gentlemen... ...this year's Oilman of the Year: Mr. Leland Janus of Connex-Killen.

Synonyms

oil worker
vsoilman
5 2.0

A person who finds, gets, or sells oil

also includes owners or managers, not only employees in the industry
oilwoman
vsoilman
7.4

A woman who works in the oil industry

is the male term for the same roles in the oil industry
oil operator
vsoilman
  • Specialized
5.8

A person or company that manages oil wells to get oil from the ground

is broader, covering work, ownership, or management across the industry

How Powerful

oil oligarch
  • Literature
1 8.4
oil tycoon
3 5.3
oilman
5 4.6

Surface Forms

oilman singular
oilmen plural

Morphology

oilman = oil + man (transparent) = oil + man

A straightforward compound of 'oil' + 'man' meaning a man involved in the oil industry, readily inferred by learners.

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.