oilman

noun

oil·​man ˈȯi(-ə)l-mən How to pronounce oilman (audio)
-ˌman
1
: an oil company executive
2
: an oil field worker

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And, on the other side of the oil fields, Cooper (Jacob Lofland) continues his own quest to make a name for himself, talking a fellow oilman out of investing in solar power in favor of working with him. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025 What is the Getty Villa? Billionaire oilman and art patron J. Paul Getty opened the Getty Villa to the public in 1974, according to the nonprofit Los Angeles Conservancy and the museum's website. Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025 On his East Texas ranch, Clint Murchison, Jr., the oilman and founder of the Dallas Cowboys, plants ten thousand strawberry plants and ten thousand pine seedlings. The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024 They are typically set in predominantly male worlds with traditionally masculine archetypes at the center: cowboys, ranchers, intelligence operatives, mobsters, fixers, oilmen. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for oilman 

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of oilman was in 1865

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“Oilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oilman. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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