Meaning of WHEELER
| Pronunciation: | | 'weelur
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- [n] a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle
- [n] a person who rides a bicycle
- [n] the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling
- [n] someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels
- [n] Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)
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| | Synonyms: | | bicycler, bicyclist, cyclist, Sir Mortimer Wheeler, Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler, wheel horse, wheelwright |
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| | See Also: | | archaeologist, archeologist, Bernard Hinault, draft horse, draught horse, dray horse, Eddy Merckx, Hinault, marcher, Merckx, parader, pedaler, pedaller, wright | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Wheel"er\, n.
1. One who wheels, or turns.
2. A maker of wheels; a wheelwright. [Obs.]
3. A wheel horse. See under {Wheel}.
4. (Naut.) A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by
paddle wheels; -- used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler
and stern-wheeler.
5. A worker on sewed muslin. [Eng.]
6. (Zo["o]l.) The European goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]
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