oilman
noun
oil·man
| \ ˈȯi(-ə)l-mən
, -ˌman\
, -ˌman\
Definition of oilman
1
: an oil company executive
2
: an oil field worker
Examples of oilman in a Sentence
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In the 1990s, popular culture shuddered, but couldn’t look away from, Anna Nicole Smith’s union with millionaire oilman, J. Howard Marshall, who was 61 years her senior. — Ben Widdicombe, Town & Country, "Does Succession Get Tom and Shiv's Relationship Right? A Vanderbilt Says Yes.," 11 Aug. 2019 His uncle, Max Fisher, a financier and oilman who made the Forbes list of richest Americans, loomed large over Ross’s childhood. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "How the megadevelopment era shapes cities today," 30 July 2019 Walsh, a Galveston oilman, raised money for the drilling and testing of oil wells in Galveston between 2007 and 2009. — Erin Douglas, Houston Chronicle, "Oilman already sentenced 18 years faces new indictment in Harris County," 18 July 2019 The new theater being built within the institution’s Kinder Exhibition Building will be named for her and her husband, oilman Oscar Wyatt. — Vance Muse, Houston Chronicle, "Houston socialite Lynn Wyatt recalls her times hanging out with friend Elton John," 14 June 2019 Despite a contentious start at CU’s helm when some worried hiring a big-name Republican oilman to lead the four-campus university was ill-advised, Benson ended up winning over many of his naysayers as his work spoke for itself. — Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, "Nearly 81, Bruce Benson ends decade-plus tenure at CU’s helm by looking forward: “My life is working”," 23 June 2019 In a caravan next to a roaring derrick a Canadian oilman and his team from Crescent Petroleum, a company based in the United Arab Emirates, watch for the first signs of gas. — The Economist, "Two years after a disastrous referendum, Iraq’s Kurds are prospering," 15 June 2019 The pump jacks dotting the landscape are iconic evidence that generations of oilmen have drilled this turf. — Jeffrey Ball, Fortune, "Photographing The Permian Basin," 25 May 2018 An April 9, 1959, story in the Los Angeles Times said Cabot and Hussein met a party at the house of California oilman Edwin Pauley, a longtime Democratic Party donor for whom UCLA's basketball arena, Pauley Pavilion, is named. — Ed Brackett, USA TODAY, "JFK files: CIA lined up actress for date with Jordan's King Hussein during visit to United States," 8 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oilman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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oilman
noun
English Language Learners Definition of oilman
: a person (usually a man) who owns or works for an oil company
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