driller

Definition of drillernext

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Recent Examples of driller In the driller's cabin atop the rig, screens display real-time metrics sent back from underground sensors — data that's simultaneously being monitored from company headquarters in Houston. — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 By the second week of December, the driller reached a depth of 1,450 feet and struck oil sands. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026 The driller responsible for it, Patton Exploration, solicited companies to extend a pipeline to the oil well to capture the gas and evaluated whether the gas could be used to mine bitcoin. — ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025 The new company, called Caturus, is a tie up of two Kimmeridge investments — a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project called Commonwealth LNG, plus the fast-growing natural gas driller Kimmeridge Texas Gas. — Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for driller
Noun
  • There’s also a padel court, a 24-hour sea-view gym and a yoga studio with a resident teacher for those who really can’t sit still, while the neighbouring golf course is one of the best in Spain.
    — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Then an invite extended to her dance teacher, Tori, turns into a night of exploring the city and getting to know each other.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • During one middle school mariachi practice, an instructor encourages a girl to come out of her shell and yell excitedly.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Kreiz is an avid kite surfer whose post-college job was as an instructor at a Club Med and is fond of recalling the story of delivering his baby daughter in the back of a car in front of Paddington Station in London.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Lynch, in particular, is a standout, weaving together a drillmaster persona, an occasional anxiousness, and a winking humor.
    — BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022

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“Driller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driller. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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