Drillers

/ˈdrɪlərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of driller; multiple people who operate drills or machines that drill.

Etymology

Standard plural form of 'driller' (drill + -er + -s). Follows regular English pluralization patterns established for occupational nouns.

Kelly Says

Professional drillers develop an almost sixth sense for what's happening deep underground—they can feel vibrations in the equipment that tell them about unexpected rock formations or equipment problems before instruments register them.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል
en-k-ula-l
ARالعربية
مَحَاكِرُ لِلتَّبْرِيق
mah-a-kir-u li-l-tabriq
BNবাংলা
ড্রিলার
driller
CACatalà
perforadors
per-fo-ra-dors
CSČeština
vrtače
vr-ta-che
DADansk
bore
bo-re
DEDeutsch
Bohrer
bo-rer
ELΕλληνικά
κατεργαστές
ka-te-gar-tes
ESEspañol
taladradores
tah-lah-doh-rah-des
FAفارسی
دریل
dariel
FISuomi
porakoneet
po-ra-ko-nee-t
FRFrançais
foreurs
for-u-r
GUGU
ડ્રિલર
dril-ler
HAHA
driller
driller
HEעברית
בוררים
boreem
HIहिन्दी
ड्रिलर
driller
HUMagyar
fúrógépek
foo-ro-gep-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
borer
bo-rer
IGIG
driller
driller
ITItaliano
trapanisti
tra-pan-i-sti
JA日本語
ドリル
doriru
KKKK
бура
boura
KMKM
វីស
vi-s
KO한국어
드릴러
deurilleo
MRMR
ड्रिलर
driller
MSBahasa Melayu
borer
bo-rer
MYမြန်မာ
တိုင်း
tain
NLNederlands
boren
bo-ren
NONorsk
bore
bo-re
PAPA
ਡ੍ਰਿਲਰ
driller
PLPolski
wiertnicze
vjer-tni-tce
PTPortuguês
brocadores
bro-ka-do-res
RORomână
șurubelnițe
shur-u-bel-ni-tse
RUРусский
бурильщики
buril'shchiki
SVSvenska
borrare
bo-ra-reh
SWKiswahili
mchimba
m-chim-ba
TAதமிழ்
தாழும்
tha-lum
TEతెలుగు
బిళ్ళు
billa
THไทย
เครื่องเจาะ
khrueang jaao
TLTL
drill
drill
TRTürkçe
taş oyma makineleri
tah oy-mah ma-ki-neh-leh-ri
UKУкраїнська
бурильники
buril-niki
URاردو
ڈریلر
driller
VITiếng Việt
máy khoan
may khoan
YOYO
driller
driller
ZH中文
钻孔机
zuān kǒng jī
ZUZU
idril
i-dril

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Plural of 'driller' carries the same male-default bias in occupational naming, reinforcing industrial roles as implicitly male-dominated.

Inclusive Usage

Prefer 'drilling teams', 'drilling professionals', or 'drilling technicians' to avoid gendered occupational framing.

Inclusive Alternatives

["drilling teams","drilling professionals","drilling technicians","drilling specialists"]

Empowerment Note

Women drillers and drilling teams contribute significantly to energy, construction, and industrial sectors; language should reflect workforce diversity.

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