1. A cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
   "The massive oiler docked at the port to unload its cargo";
   - oil tanker, tanker, tank ship
    
2. A well that yields or has yielded oil
   "The company's newest oiler was producing thousands of barrels per day";
   - oil well
    
3. A worker who oils engines or machinery
   "The oiler made sure all the moving parts of the factory equipment were properly lubricated"

Sounds like: ofay, au, oiler

Derived forms: oilers

Type of: cargo ship, cargo vessel, well, worker

Encyclopedia: Oiler