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wildcatter

noun

Meaning

  1. Someone who drills for oil speculatively.
  2. A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
  3. A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

doodlebugger(English)wildcat(English)gold-digger(English)golddigger(English)bushwhacker(English)wild-ass(English)gold digger(English)spelunker(English)joiner(English)muzzle(English)cartridge(English)glenn(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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