Etymology

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Today it means: An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated. Full definition →

Middle English oyler
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromoyler
  2. English todayoiler

From Middle English oyler, equivalent to oil + -er.

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