wheeler

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7

Definition of wheeler

19 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (obsolete)A wheelwright, a wheelmaker.
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noun

  1. (obsolete)A wheelwright, a wheelmaker.
  2. Someone who operates a wheel.
  3. (archaic)A wheelhorse (horse near wheel of carriage).
    “How proud felt Pierre: In fancy’s eye, he saw the horse-ghosts a-tandem in the van; “These are but wheelers”—cried young Pierre—“the leaders are the generations.””
  4. (in-compounds)A vehicle having the specified number or type of wheels.
    “"Excellent," said Sherlock Holmes. "Send the boy for a four-wheeler, and we shall be off at once."”
  5. (UK, historical)A sett in a stoneway.
    “These wheelers are now made from the same class of rock as the rest of the pavement, […]”

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)An English surname, derived from the trade of wheeler.
    “"Using the correct disinfectant is an important part of preventing and reducing the spread of illnesses along with other critical aspects such as hand washing," EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a statement.”
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Etymology

From Middle English whelere, equivalent to wheel + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4). Piecewise doublet of cycler.

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