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bunkerer

bunkerer noun: an oil thief.

Noun

bunkerer (plural bunkerers)

  1. (Nigeria) An oil thief.
    • The JTF security report signed by Briagier General Lawrence Ngubare, former commander of the task force further stated that BoyLoaf was bent on becoming an illegal oil bunkerer and is known to have a violent disposition.2008, Newswatch: Nigeria's Weekly Magazine, page 15
    • Bunkering is comprised of a complex network of engineers, welders, intelligence and armed security operatives, boat and ship captains, pumpers, handlers, and traders. One bunkerer describes the process as “pipeline vandalization to steal refined or crude oil products and transportation of these...2015, Hannah Appel, Subterranean Estates: Life Worlds of Oil and Gas, page 79

Forms of bunkerer

pluralbunkerers

Origin of bunkerer

From bunker + -er.

Questions about bunkerer

What does bunkerer mean?
Bunkerer means an oil thief.
What part of speech is bunkerer?
Bunkerer is a noun.
What is the plural of bunkerer?
The plural of bunkerer is bunkerers.

Words near bunkerer in the dictionary

  1. bunker-busting
  2. bunkerage
  3. bunkered
  4. bunkered out
  5. bunkered up
  6. bunkerer
  7. bunkerers
  8. bunkeresque
  9. bunkering
  10. bunkering out
  11. bunkering up

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