shaler
English
Etymology 1
shale + -er
Noun
shaler (plural shalers)
- A producer of shale oil.
- 1975, Chilton's Oil & Gas Energy (page 49)
- Oil shalers hope to benefit from the use of the pipeline facilities which remain at Rangely, facilities which will become more available as crude production declines.
- 1975, Chilton's Oil & Gas Energy (page 49)
Etymology 2
From Irish caile (“girl, wench”).
Noun
shaler (plural shalers)
- (UK, slang, obsolete) A girl or young woman.
References
- 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary