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charioteer

[char-ee-uh-teer]
noun
  1. a chariot driver.
  2. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Auriga.
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Origin of charioteer

1300–50; chariot + -eer; replacing Middle English charietere < Middle French charetier, equivalent to Old French charete cart (char car1 + -ete -ette) + -ier -eer
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Historical Examples of charioteer

  • This equipment of the charioteer is shown on the bas-reliefs.

    The Babylonian Legends of the Creation

    British Museum

  • And let the figure be composite—a pair of winged horses and a charioteer.

  • Now, Ion, will the charioteer or the physician be the better judge of the propriety of these lines?

    Ion

    Plato

  • The soul of man is likened to a charioteer and two steeds, one mortal, the other immortal.

    Meno

    Plato

  • Adroitly he leaped into the seat of the charioteer and seized the reins.

British Dictionary definitions for charioteer

charioteer

noun
  1. the driver of a chariot
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Word Origin and History for charioteer

n.

late 14c., from Old French charioteur, from charriot (see chariot). As a verb from 1802. Related: Charioteered; charioteering.

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