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wheelman

[hweel-muh n, weel-]
noun, plural wheel·men.
  1. Also wheels·man [hweelz-muh n, weel-] /ˈʰwilz mən, ˈwil-/. a helmsman or steersman.
  2. a rider of a bicycle, tricycle, or the like.
  3. Slang.
    1. a driver, especially a chauffeur: The mobster's wheelman was also his bodyguard.
    2. a person who drives the getaway car in a holdup or robbery.
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Origin of wheelman

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; wheel + -man
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British Dictionary definitions for wheel man

wheel man

noun
  1. a cyclist
  2. Also called: wheelsman US a helmsman
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