toolpusher
Definitions
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- noun the senior worker in charge of an oil drilling rig.
Examples
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Mr. Wheeler was the dayshift toolpusher, the man who supervised the drilling crew for 12 hours each day.
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The toolpusher is designated OIM Offshore Installation Manager and as such is effectively captain of the vessel.
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'Nuff said, except for a joke a friend made when Bill Clements former CEO of SEDCO drilling was governor of Texas, "Texas doesn't have a governor, it has a toolpusher!"
Note
The word 'toolpusher' is a compound of 'tool' and 'pusher'.