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oater

[ oh-ter ]
/ ˈoʊ tər /
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noun Slang.
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
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Origin of oater

First recorded in 1945–50; oat + -er1

Words nearby oater

Oastler, oat, oatcake, -oate, oaten, oater, Oates, oat grass, oath, oatmeal, oats
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Words related to oater

horse opera, shoot-'em-up, spaghetti western, western
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