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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