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wildcatter

The correct spelling is wildcatter.

How to pronounce wildcatter

noun

Say it like: Wil-dca-tte-r

The correct spelling is wildcatter. Someone who drills for oil speculatively.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.Someone who drills for oil speculatively.
  2. 2.A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
  3. 3.A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.

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