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wheeler.

A wheelwright, a wheelmaker.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A wheelwright, a wheelmaker.

    obsolete
  2. Someone who operates a wheel.

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

    archaic
  4. A vehicle having the specified number or type of wheels.

    in-compounds
  5. A sett in a stoneway.

    UK · historical
Where this word comes from

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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