HyperDic: tanker

English > 2 senses of the word *tanker*:
NOUN	artifact	tanker, oil tanker, oiler, tank ship	a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
NOUN	person	tanker, tank driver	a soldier who drives a tank

tanker > pronunciation
Sounds	tae'ngker
Rhymes	acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker...

English > *tanker*: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk.
Synonyms	oil tanker, oiler, tank ship
Narrower	supertanker	The largest class of oil tankers
Broader	cargo ship, cargo vessel	A ship designed to carry cargo
Spanish	petrolero, tanquero
Catalan	petrolier

English > *tanker*: 2 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	A soldier who drives a tank.
Synonym	tank driver
Broader	soldier	An enlisted ... / enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
Spanish	tanquista
Catalan	conductor de tanc