charioteer
Americannoun
Etymology
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 car 1 + -ete -ette ) + -ier -eer
Example Sentences
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In George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” Chris Hemsworth zips around a wasteland like a heavy-metal charioteer, while in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis,” Adam Driver plays a guy named Cesar.
From New York Times • May 18, 2024
What the Christians really worshiped and was part of Platonic idea, but it wasn't really, was the charioteer of rationality.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2022
That image captures Flynn’s challenge: how to build an orderly national security process led by a whip-cracking charioteer.
From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2017
The tale involves a Jewish prince, who is enslaved by Romans, has a close encounter with Jesus and becomes a champion charioteer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2016
She bribed her father’s charioteer, a man named Myrtilus, to help her.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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