[syn: oil tanker, oiler, tanker, tank ship]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oiler \Oil"er\, n.
1. One who deals in oils.
[1913 Webster]
2. One who, or that which, oils.
[1913 Webster]
3. An oil tanker.
[PJC]
4. A ship which is powered by oil.
[PJC]
5. An oilcan.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
oiler
n 1: a worker who oils engines or machinery
2: a well that yields or has yielded oil [syn: oil well,
oiler]
3: a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk [syn: oil
tanker, oiler, tanker, tank ship]