TANKER
tanker, tank driver
(noun) a soldier who drives a tank
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tanker (plural tankers)
(nautical) A tank ship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of liquid.
(automotive, US) A tank truck.
(automotive, UK) A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker.
(rail) A tank car
(military) Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.
(surfing slang) A longboard.
Synonyms
• (military): tankman, tankist
• (military): trooper, crewman, armoured soldier, armored soldier
• (military): zipperhead (Canadian military slang)
Verb
tanker (third-person singular simple present tankers, present participle tankering, simple past and past participle tankered)
(transitive) To transport (oil, etc.) in a tanker.
Anagrams
• Kanter
Source: Wiktionary
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