"oilman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oilmen [plural]
Etymology: From oil + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|oil|man}} oil + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|oilmen}} oilman (plural oilmen)
  1. Somebody involved in the production, refinement or delivery of oil; such as an oil field worker or executive, or the owner of an oil well.
    Sense id: en-oilman-en-noun-QRR7sGTh
  2. (dated) A retailer who sells vegetable oils, and food preserved in oil Tags: dated Translations (Translations): nàftāš [colloquial, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-oilman-en-noun-xi4xiiH4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 12 88 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 5 95

Inflected forms

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