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oiler

English

Etymology

From Middle English oyler, equivalent to oil +? -er.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /???l?/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???l?/
  • Rhymes: -??l?(?)
  • Homophone: Euler

Noun

oiler (plural oilers)

  1. One who or that which oils.
    1. An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated.
  2. (nautical) An oil tanker.
  3. An oil well.
  4. (firearms) A small (typically thumb-sized) metal container of oil, often containing an integral brush.
  5. (informal) An oilskin coat.

Derived terms

  • flange oiler

Translations

Further reading

  • oiler on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • El Rio, Le Roi, LeRoi, Leroi, Loire, Lorie, oriel, reoil

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foiler

English

Etymology

foil +? -er

Noun

foiler (plural foilers)

  1. One who foils or frustrates.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Johnson to this entry?)

Anagrams

  • folier, forlie

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