oater

noun

oat·​er ˈō-tər 

: western sense 2

Examples of oater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lee’s career, though, has faded with the popularity of the cinematic oater. — Robert W. Butler, kansascity.com, 29 June 2017

Luke Hemsworth plays Wild Bill in this oater also featuring Kris Kristofferson, Trace Adkins and Bruce Dern. — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2017

Peele agrees with the idea that his film is a corrective to the typical Hollywood oater; Nope has the feel of a huge Western, the most American of genres, frequently loaded with subtext. — Clark Collis, EW.com, 24 July 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for oater

• boater
• coater
• floater
• motor
• rotor
• voter
• locomotor
• psychomotor
• servomotor
• vasomotor
• oculomotor
• sensorimotor