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oilman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Gas, coal, oil
oil·man /ˈɔɪlmæn/ noun (plural oilmen /-men/) [countable]  BOTPGsomeone who owns an oil company or works in the oil industry 石油商;石油工人
Examples from the Corpus
oilmanThe disaster at sea which took the lives of 165 oilmen is still the subject of inquiry.The Dallas Cowboys are owned by Jerry Jones, an oilman with an ego that would dwarf a gusher.These are oilmen talking, on the make.Craig Deans, 21, a rigger from Elgin, was one of the first oilmen to arrive back at Aberdeen Airport.It may be time for oilmen to cheer up.Bud Adams, the Houston oilman who owns the Oilers, wanted a new stadium, not a renovation.Mr Bush, a former Texan oilman, must remember such practices well.
From Longman Business Dictionaryoilmanoil‧man /ˈɔɪlmæn/ noun (plural oilmen /-men/) [countable]JOBS someone who owns an oil company or who works in the oil industry
oil·man nounChineseSyllable
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oilman
oilman /ˈɔɪlmæn/ noun (plural oilmen /-men/) [countable]
someone who owns an oil company or works in the oil industry


oil·manBrE /ˈɔɪlmæn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɔɪlmæn/ 🔊 noun (
plural
oil·men BrE /ˈɔɪlmen/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈɔɪlmen/ 🔊
)
a man who owns an oil company or works in the oil industry 石油商;石油大亨;石油工人