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Noun: wildcatter  'wI(-u)ld,ka-tu(r)
  1. An oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
    "The wildcatter struck it rich when he discovered a new oil deposit"

Derived forms: wildcatters

Type of: oil operator

Encyclopedia: Wildcatter