How to pronounce oater
American English pronunciation
OH-ter
- IPA
- /ˈoʊtɚ/
- Syllables
- OH · ter (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What oater means
A cowboy movie or TV show; a western
In a sentence: Grandpa loves any oater with horses, dusty towns and a good chase.
Where it comes from: It started around 1945 to 1950 as a joke about oats, the food for all the horses in these films.
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