wildcatter
Americannoun
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an oil prospector.
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a person who promotes risky or unsound business ventures.
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a person who participates in a wildcat strike.
noun
Etymology
Origin of wildcatter
Example Sentences
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Then, in 1949, Wildcatter Glenn McCarthy dared to go deeper, brought in a well from between 7,000 ft. and 8,000 ft.
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But Wildcatter Kerr's one hope of striking the pay zone is Truman's endorsement.
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Not until lesser-known Wildcatter E. C. Scurlock brought home a deep payload late in 1954 did the Pierce Junction boom begin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Both Texas industry and Wildcatter Glenn McCarthy were born at Spindletop�a gently sloping salt dome near Beaumont, from which gushed the first big flood of dark, heavy Texas oil.
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Since 1963, Wildcatter Carl W. Van Wormer, who was once worth $300,000, has drilled 20 consecutive dry holes and has moved from a suite of four offices into a cubbyhole in Houston.
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