Dictionary Definition
oiler
Noun
1 a worker who oils engines or machinery
2 a well that yields or has yielded oil [syn:
oil
well]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔɪlə(r)
Noun
- An oil tanker
- An oil well
- A junior role in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, consisting mainly of keeping machinery lubricated.
Extensive Definition
Oiler can have several different meanings:
- Oiler (ship), a type of nautical ship
- Oiler
(occupation), an occupation, which can refer to:
- a person, or job title of a person, who works at keeping machinery lubricated, such as within the engine compartment of a ship
- any person who works in the oilpatch from derrickhands to toolpushes. Also called rig pigs.
- A device to apply oil
In sports
- Edmonton Oilers, a National Hockey League team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Cape Breton Oilers, a former American Hockey League team
- Tennessee Titans, a National Football League team originally based in Houston, Texas, where it was known as the Houston Oilers
- Stavanger Oilers, an ice hockey team based in Stavanger, Norway participating in the GET-ligaen
See also
- Euler, a German name which is pronounced the same.
- Ph.D. student at Arizona State University
oiler in Finnish: Oilers