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Noun: tanker  tang-ku(r)
  1. A cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
    "The massive oil tanker docked at the port to unload its cargo";
    - oil tanker, oiler, tank ship
     
  2. A motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads
    "The tanker truck delivered fuel to the remote gas station";
    - tanker truck, tank truck
     
  3. A soldier who drives a tank
    "The tanker manoeuvred the vehicle through difficult terrain";
    - tank driver

Derived forms: tankers

Type of: cargo ship, cargo vessel, lorry [Brit], motortruck [N. Amer], pongo [Brit, informal], soldier, truck

Encyclopedia: Tanker