"oiler" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɔɪlɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɔɪlə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: oilers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪlə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English oyler, equivalent to oil + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|oyler}} Middle English oyler, {{suf|en|oil|er|id2=agent noun}} oil + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} oiler (plural oilers)
  1. One who or that which oils.
    Sense id: en-oiler-en-noun-rXQley-n
  2. One who or that which oils.
    An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated.
    Sense id: en-oiler-en-noun-oZj3fZUE
  3. (nautical) An oil tanker. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-oiler-en-noun-AHPb9U3a Topics: nautical, transport
  4. An oil well.
    Sense id: en-oiler-en-noun-CBL9MJ0k
  5. (firearms) A small (typically thumb-sized) metal container of oil, often containing an integral brush. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-oiler-en-noun-7czg47QW Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  6. (informal) An oilskin coat. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-oiler-en-noun-Nu52M7tT
  7. (US, ethnic slur) A Mexican. Tags: US, ethnic, slur Categories (topical): Clothing, Occupations, Oil industry, People Synonyms: greaser
    Sense id: en-oiler-en-noun-1Hq1siv- Disambiguation of Clothing: 0 13 0 0 0 0 59 27 Disambiguation of Occupations: 15 15 1 1 3 1 47 16 Disambiguation of Oil industry: 9 9 16 5 14 2 43 3 Disambiguation of People: 9 13 0 0 0 0 52 26 Categories (other): American English, English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 11 1 20 1 27 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 10 11 1 15 1 49 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 10 10 10 2 8 2 53 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 8 4 2 6 2 62 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 9 10 16 2 21 2 33 7
  8. (slang, derogatory) A sycophant. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-oiler-en-noun-McX7dC9E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: auxiliary oiler, flange oiler Translations (ship operative): мазач (mazač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), λαδάς (ladás) [masculine] (Greek)
Disambiguation of 'ship operative': 5 32 10 0 2 2 33 16

Inflected forms

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