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oilman

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Toward the end of his eight years at the company, Dunn partnered with a fourth-generation West Texas oilman named Bobby Floyd, who was experienced in buying and selling drilling leases. Christopher Helman, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 The center itself came into focus in 2016, when billionaire Tulsa oilman George Kaiser heard from a New York rare-book dealer through his Kaiser Family Foundation. Rj Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022 An oilman had come into Tony's to celebrate a new well, ordering a $15,000 bottle of wine for him and his partners. Emma Balter, Chron, 8 July 2022 The son of an oilman, Ireland grew up in England and Connecticut before settling with his family in a remote part of Texas at age 10. San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022 This city on Bexar County’s northern edge is likely named after Ralph E. Fair Sr., a successful oilman and rancher, according to the Texas State Historical Association. Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Jan. 2022 James Eugene Seals was born in 1942 to an oilman, Wayland Seals, and his wife Cora. Chris Willman, Variety, 7 June 2022 Two Los Angeles-area museums bear the name of the oilman J. Paul Getty. Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 McLish #3 finally landed into the hands of Vernal oilman Mark Peterson, doing business as Hot Rod Oil, who was acquiring many marginal wells in the basin in the mid-1990s. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Apr. 2022 See More

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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