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
A week afterwards, when the wagoner came home from work, he saw Roger sitting under a tree near his door; and this time they would not take him in again at the school.
From The Pleasures of the Country Simple Stories for Young People by Myrtle, Harriet
“Did you see a carriage lower down?” asked Sir Philip of the wagoner.
From By Birth a Lady by Fenn, George Manville
From the fields on either side came the sharp sound of the scythe-stone, the laughter of hay-makers, the call of the wagoner to his team, the creaking of the laden wheels over the turf.
From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.
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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