English Explanatory Dictionary

oater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A movie or television show about cowboy or frontier life; a western movie.

Pronunciation

/ˈoʊ.tɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-oater.wav En-us-oater.oga

Word forms

oater oaters

Etymology

From oat + -er (“Variety -er”). First use appears c. 1945-50, alluding to the fodder for horses, which are common in the movies.

Synonyms

horse opera oat opera

Related words

soap opera sudser
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