OILER

oiler

(noun) a worker who oils engines or machinery

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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SENSE

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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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