1
: a person who oils something
2
: a receptacle or device for applying oil
3
4
: an auxiliary naval vessel used for refueling at sea
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The crew members who received permission to return to their home countries include a cook, several seamen, a fitter, an oiler and a general steward, now may be able to fly home.
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Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Bennett’s email identifies the eight eligible crew members, which include a cook, a fitter and an oiler.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 20 June 2024
Saturday’s successful launch also was a relief for the Navy, which needs new oilers to serve carrier strike groups like the two that are now in the eastern Mediterranean, pressuring Iran and Hezbollah to stay of the war between Israel and Hamas.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2023
The oiler, which cost upwards of $700 million, was supposed to slide down the ways at General Dynamics-NASSCO as soon as Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the senator’s eldest daughter, cracked a bottle of bubbly against the bow.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2023
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Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
Bennett’s email identifies the eight eligible crew members, which include a cook, a fitter and an oiler.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 20 June 2024
Saturday’s successful launch also was a relief for the Navy, which needs new oilers to serve carrier strike groups like the two that are now in the eastern Mediterranean, pressuring Iran and Hezbollah to stay of the war between Israel and Hamas.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2023
The oiler, which cost upwards of $700 million, was supposed to slide down the ways at General Dynamics-NASSCO as soon as Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the senator’s eldest daughter, cracked a bottle of bubbly against the bow.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2023
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“Oiler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oiler. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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oiler
noun
oil·er
ˈȯi-lər 
1
: a person (as a worker) who oils something
2
: a device for applying oil
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