wagoner

American  

[wag-uh-ner] / ˈwæg ə nər /

noun

1. a person who drives a wagon.

2. Astronomy. Wagoner, the northern constellation Auriga.

3. Obsolete. a charioteer.

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wagoner British  

/ ˈwæɡənə /

noun

1. a person who drives a wagon

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Etymology

Origin of wagoner

First recorded in 1535–45; wagon + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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

He had four sacks of corn with him, and wagoner, he'd bargained to carry him to Manchester.

From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.

Never separate the two, like the heathen wagoner.

From Dickens As an Educator by Hughes, James L. (James Laughlin)

"That is very likely," chimed in the wagoner, who, awakened by the arrival of the journeymen, had taken a seat at the table.

From Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace by Hauff, Wilhelm