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WILDCATTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wildcatter mean?
• WILDCATTER (noun)
The noun WILDCATTER has 1 sense:
1. an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
Familiarity information: WILDCATTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("wildcatter" is a kind of...):
oilman (a person who owns or operates oil wells)
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