oilmannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɔɪl.mən/us/ˈɔɪl.mən/plural -men uk/-mən/usa man who owns or operates oil wells or who buys and sells oil:
He started off his career as a Texas oilman.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Engineering - mining & quarrying
- borehole
- coal
- coal mine
- colliery
- digger
- excavate
- extract
- fracking
- gold mine
- gravel pit
- gusher
- hydraulic fracturing
- miner
- mineral
- mining
- oil rig
- pit
- quarry
- slag heap
- workings
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