Definition of WHEELER

wheeler

Plural: wheelers

Noun

  • One who or that which wheels or operates a wheeled vehicle.
  • Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)
  • someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels
  • the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling
  • a person who rides a bicycle
  • a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle
  • A wheelwright, a wheelmaker.
  • Someone who operates a wheel.
  • A wheelhorse (horse near wheel of carriage).
  • A vehicle having the specified number or type of wheels.
  • A sett in a stoneway.

Examples

  • The ’WHEELER’ in the dictionary entry referred to someone who maneuvered carts.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

bicycler, bicyclist, cyclist, Sir Mortimer Wheeler, Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler, wheel horse, wheelwright

Scrabble Score: 13

wheeler: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wheeler: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wheeler: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

wheeler: valid Words With Friends Word