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Synonyms for tanker
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tang-ker |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæŋ kər |
Top 10 synonyms for tanker Other synonyms for the word tanker
- aggressor
- antagonist
- bark
- bateau
- battler
- belligerent
- bottom
- brawler
- bruiser
- bucket
- bully
- can
- competitor
- contender
- contestant
- disputant
- duelist
- GI
- gladiator
- heavy
- jouster
- ocean liner
- opponent
- person-at-arms
- pugilist
- punching bag
- rival
- scrapper
- serviceperson
- slugger
- soldier
- steamer
- tanker
- tub
- warlord
- warrior
- wildcat
Définition of tanker
Origin :- "ship for carrying oil or other liquid cargo," 1900, from tank (n.).
- As in vessel : noun ship
- As in fighter : noun person engaged in hostile encounter
- There is a ship out yonder, but its a tanker or a freighter.
- Extract from : « Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane » by Dorothy Wayne
- The tanker reported a damaged rudder and a destroyer went to her aid.
- Extract from : « Sally Scott of the Waves » by Roy J. Snell
- For the time, at least, the tanker and its priceless cargo were saved.
- Extract from : « Sally Scott of the Waves » by Roy J. Snell
- The tanker at the back of the convoy and to the right was slipping behind.
- Extract from : « Sally Scott of the Waves » by Roy J. Snell
- Meanwhile, Tanker Ike had been anxiously scanning the horizon.
- Extract from : « Jack Ranger's Gun Club » by Clarence Young
- Tanker Ike, who was riding ahead, suddenly leaped off his horse.
- Extract from : « Jack Ranger's Gun Club » by Clarence Young
- "They got a Danish tanker somewhere off Nantucket," he continued impotently.
- Extract from : « The Happy End » by Joseph Hergesheimer
- Surprisingly, though, he did find a tanker with a full load, the very next day.
- Extract from : « The Knights of Arthur » by Frederik Pohl
- It was a long way around to the tanker Vern was on, hopping from deck to deck, detouring around open stretches.
- Extract from : « The Knights of Arthur » by Frederik Pohl
- The tanker by whose side we had tied up began to swing toward me as the tide changed to outgoing.
- Extract from : « The Knights of Arthur » by Frederik Pohl
Antonyms for tanker
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