oilman

noun

oil·​man ˈȯi(-ə)l-mən How to pronounce oilman (audio)
-ˌman
1
: an oil company executive
2
: an oil field worker

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Paramount+ says Landman, which stars Billy Bob Thornton as a Texas oilman, joins 1923 and Tulsa King as the streamer’s top series premieres, and that its streaming-only audience in the United States is the biggest for any original on the service after three days. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024 Thornton’s latest role in Landman, a Paramount+ drama series, sees him as Tommy Norris, an oilman who is always looking out for his daughter Ainsley. Michelle Lee, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024 In the weeks since, Covey has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC, founded by oilman and Republican megadonor Tim Dunn. John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 28 May 2024 Alan Todd May was now, in the vaguest possible sense, an oilman. Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for oilman 

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of oilman was in 1865

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“Oilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oilman. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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