Word Study
wheeler
CIDE DICTIONARY
wheeler, n.
- One who wheels, or turns. [1913 Webster]
- A maker of wheels; a wheelwright. [1913 Webster]
- A wheel horse. See under Wheel. [1913 Webster]
- A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by paddle wheels; -- used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler and stern-wheeler. [1913 Webster]
- A worker on sewed muslin. [1913 Webster]
- The European goatsucker. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
wheeler, n.
1 (in comb.) a vehicle having a specified number of wheels.
2 a wheelwright.
3 a horse harnessed next to the wheels and behind another.
1 (in comb.) a vehicle having a specified number of wheels.
2 a wheelwright.
3 a horse harnessed next to the wheels and behind another.
Idiom
wheeler-dealer a person who wheels and deals.
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