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
If John Pronando had selected the daughter of a flat-boat man on the Ohio River, or of a Pennsylvania mountain wagoner, they might have accepted her—at a distance—and made the best of her.
From Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson
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
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
He said he was serving as a wagoner, and remembered distinctly that the British surrendered on November 6.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
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