freewheeler
Americannoun
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a vehicle that can freewheel.
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a person who works or lives in an independent, often daring, way.
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a person who is primarily concerned with having a good time.
Etymology
Origin of freewheeler
Example Sentences
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His long-limbed, blue-eyed Wyatt was the perfect foil to Dennis Hopper’s scratty freewheeler Billy.
From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2019
A maitre'd of the globe as much as a chef, he built an empire out of his comportment, a charismatic freewheeler who'd cut his teeth in New York kitchens.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2018
Gold had been found just a few miles from town and every panhandler and freewheeler who had ever seen a newspaper headline was heading for Dawson, at the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike rivers.
From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2017
Bundy almost quit after Kennedy's death, is less of a freewheeler than he was under Kennedy, but now seems completely comfortable with L.B.J.
From Time Magazine Archive
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