charioteer

[ char-ee-uh-teer ]

/ ˌtʃær i əˈtɪər /

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noun

a chariot driver.

Charioteer, Astronomy. the constellation Auriga.

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Origin of charioteer

First recorded in 1300–50; chariot + -eer; replacing Middle English charietere, from Middle French charetier, equivalent to Old French charete “cart” (char car¹ + -ete -ette) + -ier -eer

Words nearby charioteer

charily, chariness, Charing Cross, Chari-Nile, chariot, charioteer, Charis, charisma, charismatic, charismatic movement, charismatize

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How to use charioteer in a sentence

So it was decided; and the charioteer, already somewhat mollified, turned aside his horse to the right.
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson
The daring Archambaud was their charioteer, and he drove three unbroken Cape horses abreast.
Napoleon's Young Neighbor|Helen Leah Reed
The Green charioteer flashes by: part of the people is in despair.
Theodoric the Goth|Thomas Hodgkin
And off he drove, envied of London urchins, as mortals would have envied a charioteer driving visibly for Olympus.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith

For answer the charioteer gathered up the reins a little, when, startled at the touch, the ponies threw up their heads.
Marcus: the Young Centurion|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for charioteer

charioteer

/ (ˌtʃærɪəˈtɪə) /

noun

the driver of a chariot

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