wagoner

[ wag-uh-ner ]

noun

1. a person who drives a wagon.
2. Wagoner, Astronomy. the northern constellation Auriga.
3. Obsolete. a charioteer.

wagoner

/ ˈwæɡənə /

noun

1. a person who drives a wagon

Word History and Origins

Origin of wagoner¹

First recorded in 1535–45; wagon + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He was a wagoner in a supply company with the 372nd, meaning he was responsible for loading horse-drawn transports.

From Washington Post

“Everybody calls it the Cold Sassy tree. Back a hundred years ago it was a big sassafras grove there, and the wagoners goin’ through said that was the coldest spot between the mountains and Augusta.

From Literature

“We call them wagoners — everyone is jumping on the bandwagon,” Menzies said.

From Washington Post

Ambulance drivers are gruesome wagoners on the prowl for the sick and injured, whom they drag to hospitals for what amounts to a finder’s fee.

From Washington Post

To support these allegations, a wagoner appeared, whose wagon had been twice overturned in one morning in consequence of the curses of one of these witches.

From Project Gutenberg