wheeler

English

noun
Definitions
  • (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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English whelere suffix from English wheel.

Origin

English

wheel

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms