four-wheeler
Americannoun
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a four-wheel vehicle, especially a hackney carriage.
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Citizens Band Radio and Automotive Slang. a four-wheel automotive vehicle, as a car or small truck, especially as distinguished from a vehicle having more than four wheels, as a tractor-trailer, or fewer than four wheels, as a motorcycle.
Etymology
Origin of four-wheeler
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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She anticipates the country’s four-wheeler industry volume to decline amid ongoing macro volatility, although the company could maintain its over 50% market share in the sector.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
To raise money for the road trip, she sold her four-wheeler and some goats, but not the horse, which she left in the care of a friend.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024
Clement Jr., the middle son, stood outside by a four-wheeler watching the exchange.
From Salon • Nov. 15, 2023
There is a 4-year-old girl in rural Arkansas who is learning to ride a camouflage-patterned four-wheeler alongside her cousins.
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023
“Eventually a four-wheeler came through the canyon. Fabian signaled to us all. When the cart was abreast of us, we leapt out and cried, ‘Jowls to the ground!’ like real French brigands.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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