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Word entry · 5 letters

oiler

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"Oil tanker"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɔɪlɚ/Part of speech nounSorted eilorStarts with OEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
1O2I3L4E5R

Definitions

  1. a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk

Word origin

From Middle English oyler, equivalent to oil + -er.

Used in a sentence

  • The order to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk – christened four years ago – is unusual but is in line with the White House mandate to reverse a number of military initiatives by Democratic presidents.
  • Near-synonym: greaser
  • There were a lot of renegades down towards the Mexican line who made a raid once in a while, and a few oilers livin' near had water holes in the foothills, […]

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