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shaler

shaler noun: a producer of shale oil.

Noun (1)

shaler (plural shalers)

  1. A producer of shale oil.
    • Oil shalers hope to benefit from the use of the pipeline facilities which remain at Rangely, facilities which will become more available as crude production declines.1975, Chilton's Oil & Gas Energy, page 49

Noun (2)

shaler (plural shalers)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A girl or young woman.

Forms of shaler

pluralshalers

Origin of shaler

From shale + -er.

From Irish caile (“girl, wench”).

Questions about shaler

What does shaler mean?
Shaler means a producer of shale oil.
What part of speech is shaler?
Shaler is a noun.
What is the plural of shaler?
The plural of shaler is shalers.

Words near shaler in the dictionary

  1. shale shakers
  2. shaled
  3. shaleionaire
  4. shaleionaires
  5. shalelike
  6. shaler
  7. shalers
  8. shales
  9. shaleshudes
  10. Shalev
  11. shaley

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