wildcatter

wildcatter
/wuyld"kat'euhr/, n.
1. an oil prospector.
2. a person who promotes risky or unsound business ventures.
3. a person who participates in a wildcat strike.
[1880-85, Amer.; WILDCAT + -ER1]

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