charioteer

[char-ee-uh-teer]

noun

a chariot driver.
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Auriga.

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.
Phaedrus
Plato
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.
Henry IV, Makers of History
John S. C. Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for charioteer

charioteer

noun

the driver of a chariot

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Word Origin and History for charioteer

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