Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tanker

2 senses of tanker

Sense 1
oil tanker, oiler, tanker, tank ship -- (a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk)
       => cargo ship, cargo vessel -- (a ship designed to carry cargo)

Sense 2
tanker, tank driver -- (a soldier who drives a tank)
       => soldier -- (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention")