English

Noun

wildcatter ‎(plural wildcatters)

1. (US) Someone who drills for oil speculatively
2. A worker who participates in a wildcat strike
3. (firearms) A person who makes wildcat ammunition and the guns that use them.
   • (Can we date this quote?) “Ammunition”, in Weatherby, archived from the original on 15 February 2005:

     Roy Weatherby began his career in the firearms industry as a “wildcatter”, developing his revolutionary ideas about rifle cartridge performance and design.