oater — (n.) Western film, horse opera, 1946, from OAT (Cf. oat), as the typical food of horses … Etymology dictionary
oater — [ōt′ər] n. [from oats fed to horses] Slang WESTERN (n. 2) … English World dictionary
oater — [“oda> ] n. a Western movie. (From the oats that the horses eat. See also horse opera.) □ I don’t want to see an oater. Isn’t anything else showing? □ Let’s go out and see a good old fashioned oater … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
oater — noun Date: 1946 western 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
oater — /oh teuhr/, n. Slang. a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera. [1945 50; OAT + ER1] * * * … Universalium
OATER — See HORSE OPERA … Westerns in Cinema
Oater — western movie … Dictionary of Australian slang
oater — Australian Slang western movie … English dialects glossary
oater — əʊtÉ™(r) n. western film (Slang, from oats favorite horse food) … English contemporary dictionary
oater — noun informal, chiefly US a western film. Origin 1950s: derivative of oat, with allusion to horse feed … English new terms dictionary
