wildcatter
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wildcatter
- /ˈwaɪldˌkætə(ɹ)/
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From wildcat + -er.
noun wildcatters
- Someone who drills for oil speculatively. Many wildcatters dug dry wells, or “dusters,” and scurried away in despair.
- A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
- 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.
Talk about this word "wildcatter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wildcatter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wildcatter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wildcatter "wildcatter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wildcatter.
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@misc{wildcatter_2026,
title = {wildcatter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wildcatter},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
