oiler
(noun) a worker who oils engines or machinery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oiler (plural oilers)
One who or that which oils.
An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated.
(nautical) An oil tanker.
An oil well.
(firearms) A small (typically thumb-sized) metal container of oil, often containing an integral brush.
(informal) An oilskin coat.
• El Rio, Le Roi, LeRoi, Leroi, Loire, Lorie, oriel, reoil
Source: Wiktionary
Oil"er, n.
1. One who deals in oils.
2. One who, or that which, oils.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 April 2025
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
