wheeler
Someone who operates a wheelSomeone who operates a wheel.
» Tom can drive an 18-wheeler.
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5 sensesSomeone who operates a wheel.
a person who rides a bicycle
(in compounds)A vehicle having the specified number or type of wheels.
a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle
(UK, historical)A sett in a stoneway.
(obsolete)A wheelwright, a wheelmaker.
(archaic)A wheelhorse (horse near wheel of carriage).
Examples
16 sentencesOrigin
From Middle English whelere, equivalent to wheel + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measuFrom Middle English whelere, equivalent to wheel + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4). Piecewise doublet of cycler.
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Forms
plural: wheelersSynonyms
8 synonyms- Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976):Sir Mortimer WheelerSir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler
- a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle:wheel horse
- someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels:wheelwright
- a person who rides a bicycle:cyclistbicyclistbicyclerbiker
Word family
13 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.