oiler
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- 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.
- One who or that which oils: Any of various automatic devices for oiling pneumatic tools or other tools.
- An oil tanker.
- Synonym of oilcan.
- Synonym of oilcan: A small (typically thumb-sized) metal container of oil, often containing an integral brush.
- Synonym of oil well.
- An oilskin coat.
- A Mexican.
- A sycophant, which is someone who is oily (smarmy).
- A heavy drinker; especially, an alcoholic.
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