wild-cattern.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪl(d)ˌkatə/, U.S.

/ˈwaɪl(d)ˌkædər/

Etymology: < wild cat n. + -er suffix¹.

1. A prospector who sinks wildcat wells.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness > rash or reckless person

bayard1393

hotspur1403

hare-brain1542

young blood1557

hare-copa1566

madcap1589

rashling1594

breakneck1598

harum-scarum1784

wild cat1812

devil-may-care1839

firecracker1852

ripper1877

wild-catter1883

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in oil industry > [noun] > prospector

wild-catter1883

doodlebug1933

doodlebugger1944

1883 Cent. Mag. July 327/2 The ‘wild-catters,’ as the prospectors are called who take the risks of sinking wells in unknown territory.

1925 A. B. Thompson Oil-field Explor. & Devel. I. vii. 314 The speculative spirit aroused by the gusher has had much to do with..inspiring the wild-catter to pursue his quest for extended areas of development.

1947 R. Bedichek Adventures with Texas Naturalist x. 116 I left the highway, following an old road which led me to the site of some wildcatters' dream and disillusionment.

1973 N.Y. Times 10 June vii. 28/2 The new or free-form Western has several choice entries..‘Oklahoma Crude’, a splendid shootemup about a lady wildcatter in the oil fields.

1981 Sci. Digest Aug. 118/3 Like wildcatters bringing in a gusher, a few of the students develop products with gilt-edged possibilities.

2. A wildcat striker.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > worker according to manner of working > [noun] > striking > types of

stay-in1915

wildcat striker1945

wild-catter1966

sympathy striker1973

1966 Punch 23 Mar. 404/3 That union refusing membership to a one-armed labourer may have had a point. Just as you don't hit a boy with glasses, even the wildest wildcatter might jib at intimidating this man.

1980 A. Coppel Hastings Conspiracy iv. 31 The militant wildcatters or the British air traffic controllers' union.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wild-catter
释义	wild-cattern. Brit. /ˈwʌɪl(d)ˌkatə/, U.S. /ˈwaɪl(d)ˌkædər/ Etymology: < wild cat n. + -er suffix¹. 1. A prospector who sinks wildcat wells. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [noun] > rashness or recklessness > rash or reckless person bayard1393 hotspur1403 hare-brain1542 young blood1557 hare-copa1566 madcap1589 rashling1594 breakneck1598 harum-scarum1784 wild cat1812 devil-may-care1839 firecracker1852 ripper1877 wild-catter1883 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in oil industry > [noun] > prospector wild-catter1883 doodlebug1933 doodlebugger1944 1883 Cent. Mag. July 327/2 The ‘wild-catters,’ as the prospectors are called who take the risks of sinking wells in unknown territory. 1925 A. B. Thompson Oil-field Explor. & Devel. I. vii. 314 The speculative spirit aroused by the gusher has had much to do with..inspiring the wild-catter to pursue his quest for extended areas of development. 1947 R. Bedichek Adventures with Texas Naturalist x. 116 I left the highway, following an old road which led me to the site of some wildcatters' dream and disillusionment. 1973 N.Y. Times 10 June vii. 28/2 The new or free-form Western has several choice entries..‘Oklahoma Crude’, a splendid shootemup about a lady wildcatter in the oil fields. 1981 Sci. Digest Aug. 118/3 Like wildcatters bringing in a gusher, a few of the students develop products with gilt-edged possibilities. 2. A wildcat striker. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > worker according to manner of working > [noun] > striking > types of stay-in1915 wildcat striker1945 wild-catter1966 sympathy striker1973 1966 Punch 23 Mar. 404/3 That union refusing membership to a one-armed labourer may have had a point. Just as you don't hit a boy with glasses, even the wildest wildcatter might jib at intimidating this man. 1980 A. Coppel Hastings Conspiracy iv. 31 The militant wildcatters or the British air traffic controllers' union. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1883
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