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noun

Oilman n. (pl. oilmen)

One who deals in oils; formerly, one who dealt in oils and pickles.

A person working in the petroleum industry, esp. an oil company executive.

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Etymology of 'Oilman'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Oilman" Quotes from Famous Books

... control state legislatures and senates, and dictate to Congress what they want for themselves in income tax laws; but so far they have not been able to hire anybody to write a book about oil that anybody but the hirers themselves wants to read. Probably they don't read them. The first thing an oilman does after amassing a few millions is buy a ranch on which he can get away from oil—and on which he can spend ...

— Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest • J. Frank Dobie

... the plough-shares for the cultivator, and the few iron utensils required for the household. He supplies these to the people, but does not get money in return. He is recompensed by mutual services from his fellow villagers. The potter supplies him with pots, the weaver with cloth, and the oilman with oil. From the cultivator each of these artisans receives his traditional share of grain. Thus almost all the economic transactions are carried on without the use of money. To the villagers money is only a store ...

— The Case For India • Annie Besant

Words linked to "Oilman" : skilled workman, oil rigger, businessman, man of affairs, rigger, skilled worker