wildcatter

wild·cat·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wahyld-kat-er]
- /ˈwaɪldˌkæt ər/
- /ˈwaɪldˌk.æ.tə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wahyld-kat-er]
- /ˈwaɪldˌkæt ər/

Definitions of wildcatter word

noun wildcatter an oil prospector. 1
noun wildcatter a person who promotes risky or unsound business ventures. 1
noun wildcatter a person who participates in a wildcat strike. 1
noun wildcatter A prospector who sinks exploratory oil wells. 1
noun wildcatter a prospector for oil or ores in areas having no proved resources 0
noun wildcatter A wildcatter is someone searches for oil or gas in an area which is not known to have any reserves. 0

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Origin of wildcatter

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; wildcat + -er1

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Parts of speech for Wildcatter

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wildcatter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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