noun
Meaning 1
Someone who drills for oil speculatively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
wildcatter
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈwaɪldˌkætə(ɹ)/
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CMU ARPABET: W AY1 L D K AE2 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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noun
Meaning 4
an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: oilman
History
Etymology
From wildcat + -er.
Real reading context