Wildcatter Definition
wīldkătər
wildcatters
noun
One who is engaged in speculative mining or well drilling in areas not known to be productive.
American Heritage
A promoter of speculative or fraudulent business enterprises.
American Heritage
A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
Wiktionary
(US) Someone who drills for oil speculatively.
Wiktionary
(firearms) Person who makes wildcat ammunition 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.
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