wagoner
Americannoun
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a person who drives a wagon.
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Astronomy. Wagoner, the northern constellation Auriga.
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Obsolete. a charioteer.
noun
Etymology
Origin of wagoner
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He was a wagoner in a supply company with the 372nd, meaning he was responsible for loading horse-drawn transports.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2020
"I have a wagoner here, and my own black—let me step to the inn, and order them to get ready for us."
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper
Once a wagoner observed her plight and offered her a lift, but she shook her head steadfastly.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Israel Zangwill
This simplicity and their modest demeanor and unaffected piety so impressed the wagoner that he was heard to say: "It is just as if I were journeying with Joseph and Mary."
From Vondel's Lucifer by Joost van den Vondel
On a slender, light two-wheeled carriage, a wagoner, standing on the pole and singing, rolled merrily along by.
From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul
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