Persian Gulf ship (5 letters)

{ Answer }

OILER

{ Related Clues }

Gretzky is one
Raincoat
Tanker
Arrival at a refinery
Cargo ship
Crude carrier
Crude conveyance
Earl Campbell is one
Edmonton player
Edmonton skater
Engine tender
Houston athlete
Houston gridder
Maritime vessel
Mideast ship
OPEC vessel
Ship of fuels?
Ship from Kuwait
Ship from the Mideast
Suez sight
Tex. athlete
Titan, once
Arabian Sea sight
Dock sight in Galveston
Edmonton athlete on ice
Edmonton hockey player
Edmonton hockey pro
Edmonton N.H.L. player
Engine-room employee
Engine-room helper
Engine tender on a tanker
Houston pro footballer
Lubrication is his occupation
Spill source, perhaps
Strait of Hormuz vessel
Any Edmonton hockey player
Mark Messier, for 12 years

{ Tags }

athlete, cargo, crude, edmonton, engine, exxon, footballer, gretzky, gulf, hockey, houston, oiler, opec, persian, player, ship, sight, tanker, tender, valdez, vessel

{ Notes }

The answer OILER is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.

{ Definition }

OILER as a noun:

1. a worker who oils engines or machinery

2. (oil well, oiler) = a well that yields or has yielded oil

3. (oil tanker, oiler, tanker, tank ship) = a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk