oilman


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

oilman

(ˈɔɪlmən)
n, pl -men
1. (Professions) a person who owns or operates oil wells
2. (Professions) a person who makes or sells oil
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.oilman - a person who owns or operates oil wells
businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
wildcatter - an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
2.oilman - a worker who produces or sells petroleum
oil rigger, rigger - someone who works on an oil rig
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

oilman

[ˈɔɪlmæn] N (oilmen (pl)) (= worker) → petrolero m; (= magnate) → magnate m del petróleo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
References in periodicals archive ?
President Aliyev thanked President Putin for naming the Surgut city airport of the Russian Federation after the prominent oilman Farman Salmanov, and emphasized that the decision was received by the Azerbaijani public with deep gratitude.
Beginning his tenure as Colorado and the nation were headed into recession, Benson figured to bring a business approach to the challenges CU faced, but the former oilman and Republican gubernatorial candidate has brought more than business acumen to the job.
Sadiqabad Tehsil Municipal Committee Chairman (SMC) Chaudhry Shafiq handed over notifications of jobs to the sons - Kashif and Adnan - of the deceased employees for the posts of oilman and driver respectively.
Oilman holds a bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University and an MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
Which Bill Forsyth directed film, featured a Texas oilman trying to buy up an idyllic Scottish village?
Both ladies--how often can I say this--were an eyeful, and the rest of us kept wondering which one was the Oilman's, and which one might be--again in the peculiar phraseology of my friend--"woo-worthy".
Of the $5,850 in contributions Greytok reported, $500 came from Midland oilman Clayton Williams Jr.
Washington: Multibillionaire American oilman Harold Hamm has been ordered to pay almost $1 billion to his ex-wife to settle one of the most expensive divorce cases in US history.
We gambled everything; the life and times of an oilman.
First Titan said it would seek new assets and partnerships at the seventh annual World Oilman's Poker Tournament, a networking event for energy executives, which will take place between 23 and 25 April.
1988 A North oilman today praised the skill of a cool-headed helicopter pilot who ditched his blazing aircraft in the North Sea and saved the lives of 19 passengers.