noun
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a person who owns or operates oil wells
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a person who makes or sells oil
Gender
See -man.
Etymology
Origin of oilman
Example Sentences
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The oilman’s deal appetite drew him to California.
The smartest oilman I know once told me that the low-cost producer always wins.
From MarketWatch
When Greg’s father told him about his grandfather, he recounted a story about a Texas oilman who tried to buy the “Allison Mystery Clock.”
From Los Angeles Times
He’s an oilman who invested in environmentally questionable projects; she’s a climate scientist.
From New York Times
It gave the oilmen and real estate developers and business titans across Texas who funneled cash to their alma mater bragging rights at the Petroleum Club of Houston and country clubs in Dallas.
From New York Times
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