Synonyms for oiler

Most common

tanker · oil tanker · oil can · oil well · greaser

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   One who or that which oils. An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated.

Related words

Phrases

flange oiler

Is a kind of

ship vessel

Forms

Plural

oilers → tankers, greasers…

Example sentences

• tanker A ship which conveys oil is called an oil tanker.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

tanker²

7 letters

greaser²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tanker² = 2 syllables).