Definitions for oilman

oilman oil·man

Spelling: [oil-man, -muh n]
IPA: /ˈɔɪlˌmæn, -mən/

Oilman is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in oilman (ailmno).

Definitions for oilman

noun

  1. a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
  2. a person who retails or delivers oil, especially fuel oil for furnaces.

Origin of oilman

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at oil, man1

Examples for oilman

The custom is still kept up by the descendants of the oilman.

Then,” said the jackal, “explain why you have given the oilman a decree.

The oilman's ox stands as the accepted type of a weary toiler.

The oilman airs soft-focus ads promoting wind power (wind is about right).

The potter supplies him with pots, the weaver with cloth, and the oilman with oil.

Then she went and lodged with an oilman, who had great jars full of oil.

The firm is owned by Robert Rowling, a Dallas-based oilman and major bankroller of conservative causes.

He stopped at the shop of an oilman, and offered him the honey for sale, and he bought it.

Arkady Gaydamak, a Russian-Israeli oilman and financier, explained his elite view of accumulating wealth to me in 2005.

And the oilman took the five hundred rupees and they all went home.

Word Value for oilman
Scrable

8

Words with friends

11

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