Complete Definition of "wildcatter"

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Noun
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#US Someone who drills for oil speculatively

  1. A worker who participates in a wildcat strike
  2. (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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