释义
[ oil -man, -muh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈɔɪlˌmæn, -mən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun, plural oil·men [oil -men, -muh n]. /ˈɔɪlˌmɛn, -mən/. a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
a person who retails or delivers oil, especially fuel oil for furnaces.
Origin of oilman late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at oil, man
usage note for oilman See -man.
Words nearby oilman oil-harden, oil hardening, oil-immersion objective, oillet, oillionaire, oilman , oil meal, oil of catechumens, oil of cloves, oil of lavender, oil of the sick
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British Dictionary definitions for oilman noun plural -men a person who owns or operates oil wells
a person who makes or sells oil
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