oiler (English, noun)
expansion: oiler (plural oilers)
Senses:
glosses: One who or that which oils.
An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated.
glosses: One who or that which oils.
Any of various automatic devices for oiling pneumatic tools or other tools.
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: An oil tanker.
glosses: Synonym of oilcan.
topics: engineering
firearms
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
tools
war
weaponry
glosses: Synonym of oilcan.
A small (typically thumb-sized) metal container of oil, often containing an integral brush.
glosses: Synonym of oil well.
glosses: An oilskin coat.
tags: informal
glosses: A Mexican.
tags: US
ethnic
slur
glosses: A sycophant, which is someone who is oily (smarmy).
tags: derogatory
slang
glosses: A heavy drinker; especially, an alcoholic.
tags: slang
Forms:
form: oilers
tags: plural