Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index W wildcatter: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wild•cat•ter Pronunciation: (wīld'kat"ur), [key] — n. an oil prospector. a person who promotes risky or unsound business ventures. a person who participates in a wildcat strike. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: wildcatter (Thesaurus) wildcat strike wild celery ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language