oiler

/ˈɔɪlər/

Other forms: oilers

Definitions of oiler

1. noun

   a worker who oils engines or machinery
   type of:

   worker

   a person who works at a specific occupation
2. noun

   a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
   synonyms: oil tanker, tank ship, tanker

   types:

   supertanker

   the largest class of oil tankers

   type of:

   cargo ship, cargo vessel

   a ship designed to carry cargo
3. noun

   a well that yields or has yielded oil
   synonyms: oil well

   types:

   gusher

   an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary

   spouter

   an oil well that is spouting

   stripper, stripper well

   an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day

   wildcat, wildcat well

   an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

   type of:

   well

   a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine