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Dictionary: oil·er
(oi'lər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that oils engines or machinery.
  2. Nautical.
    1. An oil tanker.
    2. A ship that burns oil as fuel.
  3. See oilcan.
  4. See oil well.
  5. Informal. An oilskin garment.

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n. a thing that holds or supplies oil, especially:

a. an oil tanker,
b. an oilcan,
c. a person who oils machinery.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

(DOD, NATO) A naval or merchant tanker specially equipped and rigged for replenishing other ships at sea.

Wikipedia: Oiler
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Oiler can have several different meanings:

  • Oiler (ship), a type of nautical ship
  • a slang word meaning Diesel Engine
  • Oiler (occupation), an occupation, which can refer to:
    • a person, or job title of a person, who works at keeping machinery lubricated, such as within the engine compartment of a ship
    • any person who works in the oilpatch from derrickhands to toolpushes. Also called rig pigs.
  • A device to apply oil

In sports

See also

  • Euler, a German name which is pronounced the same.
  • Ph.D. student at Arizona State University

Translations: Oiler
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - smørekande, smører, olietanker, oliekilde

Nederlands (Dutch)
oliekan, oliespuit, smeerder, petroleumboot, petroleumbron

Français (French)
n. - pétrolier, burette

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ölkanne, Öltanker, Ölquelle, Ölzeug

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (τεχνίτης) λιπαντής, δεξαμενόπλοιο, πετρελαιοφόρο, τάνκερ (κν. γκαζάδικο), λαδωτήρι

Italiano (Italian)
lubrificatore, oliatore, petroliera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lubrificador (m), navio petroleiro

Русский (Russian)
нефтяной танкер, смазчик, масленка

Español (Spanish)
n. - aceitera, engrasador, alcuza, petrolero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - smörjare, oljekanna, oljetanker, oljerock

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
油商, 油轮, 注油壶, 雨衣

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 油商, 油輪, 注油壺, 雨衣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기름 붓는 사람, 급유기, 방수기, 아첨꾼

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 注油者, 給油器, タンカー, 給油係, 重油船

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مزيت, بئر منتجه للبترول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מיכלית, אסוך (לסיכה), משמנת‬


 
 

 

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