wildcatter

English

noun
Definitions
  • (US) Someone who drills for oil speculatively.
  • A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
  • (firearms) A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.

Etymology

Suffix from English wildcat.

Origin

English

wildcat

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