wildcatter
/ˈwaɪldˌkætə(ɹ)/noun
wildcatter is spelled W-I-L-D-C-A-T-T-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wildcatter means “Someone who drills for oil speculatively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wildcatter is wildcatters.
How many letters and syllables are in wildcatter?
| Letters | 10: W-I-L-D-C-A-T-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is wildcatter?
Wildcatter appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce wildcatter?
- /ˈwaɪldˌkætə(ɹ)/
Wildcatter has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-wildcatter.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wildcatter
- wildcatters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wildcatter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USSomeone who drills for oil speculatively.
- 2
A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
- 3
A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wildcatter come from?
From wildcat + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).