wheelman
Americannoun
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Also wheelsman a helmsperson or steersperson.
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a rider of a bicycle, tricycle, or the like.
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Slang.
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a driver, especially a chauffeur.
The mobster's wheelman was also his bodyguard.
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a person who drives the getaway car in a holdup or robbery.
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Etymology
Origin of wheelman
Example Sentences
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“I never thought I was taking a risk. I know how good he is, I’m just fortunate we were able to get him, and man, what a wheelman he is,” said Hendrick.
From Washington Times • Nov. 7, 2021
This is the legacy bequeathed to him by his father, Anthony “Ant” Montage, another ace wheelman who skipped town when Beauregard was 13.
From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2020
You see, Bug used to be an expert wheelman, the best getaway driver East of the Mississippi ever since his father left.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2020
After him, some 13 years later, came Willy T Ribbs, a rightly cocky wheelman who wound up exploiting his talents in road racing.
From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2020
On the crossings let a man walk along as though there were not a bicycle in the state, and the wheelman will judge his course accordingly.
From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.
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