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Dictionary: wild·cat·ter   (wīld'kăt'ər) pronunciation
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n.
  1. One who is engaged in speculative mining or well drilling in areas not known to be productive.
  2. A promoter of speculative or fraudulent business enterprises.
  3. A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field

 
 

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