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
Example Sentences
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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
At about eight o'clock we stopped to feed, and at the feeding-place met a German wagoner, who had lived in Hamburgh, and spoke English.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 by Stephens, John Lloyd
On May morning a magnificent tree was found before the house of Michael the wagoner.
From Black Forest Village Stories by Auerbach, Berthold
The wagoner took the horses out, and led them to loose boxes in the stables.
From A Hero of Li?ge by Strang, Herbert
The wagoner kneels, lifts his hands, and implores the aid of Hercules's mighty arm.
From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by Parton, James
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