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wildcatter

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wild⋅cat⋅ter

  [wahyld-kat-er]
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–noun
1. an oil prospector.
2. a person who promotes risky or unsound business ventures.
3. a person who participates in a wildcat strike.
Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; wildcat + -er 1
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wild·cat·ter   (wīld'kāt'ər)   
n.  

  1. One who is engaged in speculative mining or well drilling in areas not known to be productive.

  2. A promoter of speculative or fraudulent business enterprises.

  3. A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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