WHEELER

cyclist, bicyclist, bicycler, wheeler, biker

(noun) a person who rides a bicycle

wheeler

(noun) the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling

wheelwright, wheeler

(noun) someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels

Wheeler, Sir Mortimer Wheeler, Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler

(noun) Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wheeler (plural wheelers)

(obsolete) A wheelwright, a wheelmaker.

Someone who operates a wheel.

(archaic) A wheelhorse (horse near wheel of carriage).

(used in combination with a preceding whole number) A vehicle having the specified number of wheels.

Proper noun

Wheeler (plural Wheelers)

An English surname, derived from the trade of wheeler.

An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Alabama, United States.

An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.

An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States.

A village in Jasper County, Illinois, United States.

A census-designated place in Porter County, Indiana, United States.

An unincorporated community in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States.

A ghost town in Wheeler County, Nebraska, United States.

A town in Steuben County, New York, United States.

A small city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.

A city, the county seat of Wheeler County, Texas, United States.

An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States.

An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States.

A village in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States.

Source: Wiktionary


Wheel"er, n.

1. One who wheels, or turns.

2. A maker of wheels; a wheelwright. [Obs.]

3. A wheel horse. See under Wheel.

4. (Naut.)

Definition: A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by paddle wheels;

– used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler and stern-wheeler.

5. A worker on sewed muslin. [Eng.]

6. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The European goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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