"wildcatter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwaɪldˌkætə(ɹ)/ Audio: En-us-wildcatter.oga [US] Forms: wildcatters [plural]
Etymology: From wildcat + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wildcat|er}} wildcat + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} wildcatter (plural wildcatters)
  1. (US) Someone who drills for oil speculatively. Tags: US Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-wildcatter-en-noun-UJkFAzdi Disambiguation of People: 40 30 30 Categories (other): American English
  2. A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
    Sense id: en-wildcatter-en-noun-9sSfovyA
  3. (firearms) A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-wildcatter-en-noun-ch5Afi2d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 18 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 36 17 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 19 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 17 58 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

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