Synonyms for tanker
Most common
tankist oil tanker oiler tank truck water tender air tanker boozer
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Zipperhead — member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit
tankist, zipperhead slang
2. Oil tanker
3. Tank truck
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.
- n. 2
A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid.
- n. 3
A motor truck (lorry) with a tank to hold bulk liquid (with or without internal baffles): a fuel tanker (lorry), petrol tanker, road tanker.
Related words
- Phrases
- oil tanker air tanker tanker truck petroleum tanker tanker ace tanker aircraft
- Is a kind of
- crewmember trooper
Forms
- Plural
- tankers → tankists, zipperheads, oilers, boozers…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tanker | falling | |
| oiler | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- oiler2
- 6 letters
- boozer2
- 7 letters
- tankist
- 10 letters
- zipperhead
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oiler2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- navire-citerne