Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

driller en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɹɪlɚ/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English drill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English driller From drill (verb) + -er.

Meanings

  1. One who drills.
  2. A person in charge of a drilling rig.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
drillers Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

oil driller · directional driller

driller en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɹɪlɚ/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English drill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English driller From drill (noun) + -er.

Meanings

  1. A performer of drill music.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
drillers Number=Plur lexicographic

driller en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɹɪlɚ/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (UK, slang) Term of address for a person, usually a man.
    • Wagwan, driller?

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
drillers Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

drilla