Oiler

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Oiler can have several different meanings:

in nautical terminology, an oiler is a type of ship
in labor, an oiler can be:
- a person, or job title of a person, who works at keeping machinery lubricated, such as within the engine compartment of a ship.
- any person who works in the oilpatch from derrickhands to toolpushes. Also called rig pigs.
in sports,
- Edmonton Oilers, a National Hockey League team based in Edmonton, Alberta
- Houston Oilers, a National Football League team originally based in Houston, Texas, now in Nashville, Tennessee and known as the Tennessee Titans
Or see the German name Euler, which is pronounced the same.