oiler

Meanings

1. One who or that which oils.
2. An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated.
3. Any of various automatic devices for oiling pneumatic tools or other tools.
4. An oil tanker.
5. Synonym of oilcan.
6. A small (typically thumb-sized) metal container of oil, often containing an integral brush.
7. Synonym of oil well.
8. An oilskin coat.
9. A Mexican.
10. A sycophant, which is someone who is oily (smarmy).
11. A heavy drinker; especially, an alcoholic.

Etymology

From Middle English oyler, equivalent to oil + -er.

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