wheeler
noun
a person or thing that wheels.
wheeler
1 American
[hwee-ler, wee-]
/ ˈʰwi lər, ˈwi- /
Wheeler
2
American
[hwee-ler, wee-]
/ ˈʰwi lər, ˈwi- /
noun
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Burton Kendall, 1882–1975, U.S. political leader.
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Joseph, 1836–1906, U.S. Confederate officer and political leader.
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William Almon 1819–1887, vice president of the U.S. 1877–81.
wheeler
1
British
/ ˈwiːlə /
noun
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Also called: wheel horse. a horse or other draught animal nearest the wheel
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(in combination) something equipped with a specified sort or number of wheels
a three-wheeler
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a person or thing that wheels
Wheeler
2
British
/ ˈwiːlə /
noun
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John Archibald. 1911–2008, US physicist, noted for his work on nuclear fission and the development (1949–51) of the hydrogen bomb, also for his work on unified field theory
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Sir ( Robert Eric ) Mortimer . 1890–1976, Scottish archaeologist, who did much to increase public interest in archaeology. He is noted esp for his excavations at Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in the Indus Valley and at Maiden Castle in Dorset
Etymology
Origin of wheeler
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at wheel, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Amazing video of rescue of trapped 18 wheeler driver, left hanging off the overhang from earlier today.
From Washington Times • Dec. 26, 2023
Each weekday Raden Roro Hendarti rides her three wheeler with books stacked up at the back for children in Muntang village to exchange for plastic cups, bags and other waste that she carries back.
From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2021
“But you know Les Snead. He’s a wheeler and dealer, you never know.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2020
In “Lampedusa,” Steven Price’s fictional account of how the novel came to be written, Lampedusa himself is no wheeler and dealer.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2019
François was stern, demanding instant obedience, and by virtue of his whip receiving instant obedience; while Dave, who was an experienced wheeler, nipped Buck’s hind quarters whenever he was in error.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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