pipelinern.
/ˈpʌɪplʌɪnə/, U.S. /ˈpaɪpˌlaɪnər/ Originally and chiefly U.S.
A worker involved in the laying or maintenance of pipelines.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in oil industry > [noun] > types of
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pipeliner1887
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toolie1932
tool-pusher1932
doodlebug1933
rigger1974
1887 Saturday Rev. (Ohio) 13 Aug. 2/1 A fight of some magnitude occurred Saturday evening..between a pipe liner and Wm. Davidson.
1917 Mansfield (Ohio) News 23 Feb. 4/2 P. Cotton..came to this city to get a job as a pipeliner.
1962 Petroleum Today Winter 3/2 The pipeliner is a nomad; he goes where the job is.
2004 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 11 Dec. e2 Both the producers and pipeliners were starting to worry there could be more oil than markets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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