oiler

American  

[oi-ler] / ˈɔɪ lər /

noun

1. a person or thing that oils.

2. a worker employed to oil machinery.

3. any of several devices, other than pressure devices, for feeding lubricating oil to a bearing.

4. an oilcan.

5. Often oilers. an oilskin garment, especially a coat.

6. a ship using oil as fuel.

7. oil tanker.

8. an oil well.

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oiler British  

/ ˈɔɪlə /

noun

1. a person, device, etc, that lubricates or supplies oil

2. an oil tanker

3. an oil well

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Etymology

Origin of oiler

First recorded in 1545–55; oil + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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oiler

By contrast, logistics is pretty mundane; the big contractors don’t pine for contracts to build oiler ships, cranes, or commissaries.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

The memo calls for Navy Secretary John Phelan to select a new name for the fleet oiler.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025

It is accompanied by the Luyang-class Type 052D destroyer Chengdu and the Type 903 oiler Dongpinghu, the paper said, citing Japan’s Defense Ministry.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2022

July 13, 2000: The Denver, an amphibious transport dock, and the Yukon, a replenishment oiler, collided during a refueling exercise west of Hawaii.

From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2017

Back in her room, Candice opened the web browser, typed in number and oiler, and hit SEARCH.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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