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Wildcatter

//ˈwaɪldˌkætə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who drills for oil speculatively. US
  2. 2
    an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field wordnet
  3. 3
    A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
  4. 4
    A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.

    "Roy Weatherby began his career in the firearms industry as a “wildcatter”, developing his revolutionary ideas about rifle cartridge performance and design."

Etymology

From wildcat + -er.

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