wildcatter

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• A new breed of wildcatter was at large in the county.

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  1. noun One who is engaged in speculative mining or well drilling in areas not known to be productive.
  2. noun A promoter of speculative or fraudulent business enterprises.
  3. noun A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.

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  • The wildcatter, a pal to the mysterious British photographer; the Duke, with a son as the photographer's protégé. —  FSFMay2005
  • • A new breed of wildcatter was at large in the county. —  The Daily News - News
  • Oil!, faith and Mammon (represented by young evangelist Paul Dano and wildcatter Daniel Day-Lewis, pictured) apparently come to blows, and it looks like they both lose. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Owner Jerry Jones, the old oil wildcatter embarking on his 20th Cowboys season, loves the tangible buzz and potential boon that accompanies Pacman. —  Dallas Observer | Complete Issue
  • An oil wildcatter raised by an oil wildcatter, he moved into the railroad business in the early 1980s .. —  RealClimate
 

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/ˈwaɪldkætər/
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