Oiler

Definitions

1. One who or that which oils.
2. An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated.
3. Any of various automatic devices for oiling pneumatic tools or other tools.
4. An oil tanker.
5. Synonym of oilcan.
6. A small (typically thumb-sized) metal container of oil, often containing an integral brush.
7. Synonym of oil well.
8. An oilskin coat.
   informal
9. A Mexican.
   US, ethnic, slur
10. A sycophant, which is someone who is oily (smarmy).
    derogatory, slang
11. A heavy drinker; especially, an alcoholic.
    slang

Equivalents

Examples

“The order⟳ to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk – christened four years ago – is unusual but is in line with the White House mandate to reverse a number⟳ of military initiatives by Democratic presidents.”

“Near-synonym: greaser”

“There were a lot of renegades down towards the Mexican line who made a raid once in a while, and a few oilers livin' near had water holes in the foothills, […]”

“He also said that it was just as difficult to make⟳ friends at Cheam School and at Cambridge because he couldn't be sure who 'genuinely liked him' and who were 'trying to suck⟳ up' to him because of who he was — 'oilers', Princess Diana once called such people.”

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