See oiler in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mazač",
"sense": "ship operative",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мазач"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ladás",
"sense": "ship operative",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "λαδάς"
}
],
"word": "oiler"
}
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