noun
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a person who owns or operates oil wells
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a person who makes or sells oil
Gender
See -man.
Etymology
Origin of oilman
Example Sentences
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Some oilmen say that despite potential breakthroughs, the country is set to see higher oil prices in coming years as the small producers that once raced to add rigs when prices soared disappear.
Wright said in a late January interview that he has heard those concerns from a number of oilmen.
He is a respected, successful oilman who for years was U.S. shale’s de facto leader.
But what is opportunity to one oilman is “uninvestable” to another.
From MarketWatch
Texas oilman Rod Lewis has made millions drilling in places even other wildcatters find too dangerous.
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