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Wheeler

name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname, derived from the trade of wheeler. countable, uncountable

    ""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."

  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Jasper County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Porter County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Prentiss County, Mississippi. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Wheeler County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Steuben County, New York. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Tillamook County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Wheeler County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Dunn County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A wheelwright, a wheelmaker. obsolete
  2. 2
    a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone who operates a wheel.
  4. 4
    a person who rides a bicycle wordnet
  5. 5
    A wheelhorse (horse near wheel of carriage). archaic

    "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.”"

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  1. 6
    the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling wordnet
  2. 7
    A vehicle having the specified number or type of wheels. in-compounds

    ""Excellent," said Sherlock Holmes. "Send the boy for a four-wheeler, and we shall be off at once.""

  3. 8
    someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels wordnet
  4. 9
    A sett in a stoneway. UK, historical

    "These wheelers are now made from the same class of rock as the rest of the pavement, […]"

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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