Wheeler
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wheeler is a noun meaning Someone who operates a wheel.
Meaning
Someone who operates a wheel.
More Meanings
- (in combination) A vehicle having the specified number or type of wheels.
- (UK, historical, Liverpool) A sett in a stoneway.
- (obsolete) A wheelwright, a wheelmaker.
- (archaic) A wheelhorse (horse near wheel of carriage).
Example Sentences
These wheelers are now made from the same class of rock as the rest of the pavement, […]
"Excellent," said Sherlock Holmes. "Send the boy for a four-wheeler, and we shall be off at once."
How proud felt Pierre: In fancy’s eye, he saw the horse-ghosts a-tandem in the van; “These are but wheelers”—cried young Pierre—“the leaders are the generations.”
Word Forms
- wheelers
Synonyms for wheeler
Depending on context, synonyms include wheel horse.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wheel horse, crocker, weller, scooters, trader, broker.
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