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
One of these companies was commanded by Captain Daniel Morgan, a native of New Jersey, whose first experience in war had been to accompany Braddock's army as a wagoner.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Washington Irving
To support these allegations, a wagoner appeared, whose wagon had been twice overturned in one morning in consequence of the curses of one of these witches.
From A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion by Benjamin Offen
It was some seconds before we could get enough sense out of her to understand what was wrong, and in the meantime Stokes, the wagoner, came clattering out of the stable and joined the group.
From Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne by Harold Avery
Michael the wagoner accompanied his daughter, for it would not do to let the child go alone.
From Black Forest Village Stories by Berthold Auerbach
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