oilman

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔɪlmən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(oil′man′, -mən)

Inflections of 'oilman' (n): npl: oilmen

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
oil•man  (oil′man′, -mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men 
    (-men′, -mən).USA pronunciation 
  1. a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
  2. a person who retails or delivers oil, esp. fuel oil for furnaces.
  • 1400–50; late Middle English; see oil, man1
    See -man. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
oilman /ˈɔɪlmən/ n ( pl -men)
  1. a person who owns or operates oil wells
  2. a person who makes or sells oil
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