Charioteer

//ˌt͡ʃɛ.ɹi.əˈtɪɹ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who drives a chariot.
  2. 2
    the driver of a chariot wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To drive a chariot. intransitive
  2. 2
    To drive someone in a chariot. transitive

Synonyms

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aurigaautobullwhackercabdrivercartercoachman

Example

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"With him, Achilles' charioteer and squire, / Automedon, huge Periphas and all / the Scyrian youth rush up, and flaming fire / hurl to the roof, and thunder at the wall."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English charioter, from Old French charioteur (“charioteer”) and charretier (“coachman”). By surface analysis, chariot + -eer.

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