Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who or that which drills.
Wiktionary
- n. One who drills.
- n. A person in charge of a drilling rig.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who, or that which, drills.
Examples
“The driller is a friend of mine, and he has told me that his casing is set.”
“Known in the industry as "skidable rigs," six of Williams rigs now in operation are made by the Helmerich & Payne manufacturing company, and are operated by a crew of five, including the "driller" who sits in a chair surrounded by computer consoles with touch-screens, and a kind of joy-stick to manipulate the drill itself.”
“That was a water well driller I cut up with a plasma cutter.”
“Petrohawk Energy Corp., another driller moving toward oil, reported a $50.9 million derivatives hit.”
The Wall Street Journal: Hedges Clip Gas Producers' Earnings
“RIO DE JANEIRO—Billionaire Brazilian businessman Eike Batista , the Latin American country's wealthiest man, increased his stake in independent driller OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA, the company said in a regulatory filing late Monday.”
The Wall Street Journal: Batista Lifts Stake in Oil Company OGX
“WPX Energy will be a independent oil and gas driller focusing on North and South America.”
The Wall Street Journal: Williams Cos. Chooses Spinoff Over IPO
“Offshore driller Pride International Inc. is evaluating strategic options that could include a possible sale of the company after recent merger interest from rivals, people familiar with the matter said.”
The Wall Street Journal: Pride International Weighs Strategic Options
“Mr. Rice says shares of both EOG and Continental, which has become a major driller for oil in areas like North Dakota, are inexpensive.”
The Wall Street Journal: How to Strike It Big in the New Energy Boom
“Also, Mr. McClendon said, the company will continue to work primarily for Chesapeake, the most active driller in the U.S.”
The Wall Street Journal: Chesapeake Plans Oil-Field Services Spinoff in 2012
“Offshore-oil driller Transocean Ltd. moved to expand into exploration in deep, sub-Arctic waters, even as the company faces ongoing legal and regulatory scrutiny for its role in last year's Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.”
Lists
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newspaper names
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times, union, post, dispatch, outlook, star, news, courier, herald, advertiser, daily, eagle and 178 more...
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What do these words have in common?
They were/are code names used by the US Secret Service for presidents, vice-presidents, presidential candidates, and their families.
Source: BBC (and here again)renegade, renaissance, rosebud, radiance, trailblazer, tempo, smurfette, sawhorse, sundance, phoenix, parasol, denali and 11 more...
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