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shaler

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English

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Etymology 1

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From shale +‎ -er.

Noun

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shaler (plural shalers)

  1. 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.

Etymology 2

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From Irish caile (girl, wench).

Noun

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shaler (plural shalers)

  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A girl or young woman.
References
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  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

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