charioteer

American  

[char-ee-uh-teer] / ˌtʃær i əˈtɪər /

noun

1. a chariot driver.

2. Astronomy. Charioteer, the constellation Auriga.

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charioteer British  

/ ˌtʃærɪəˈtɪə /

noun

1. the driver of a chariot

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Etymology

Origin of charioteer

First recorded in 1300–50; chariot + -eer; replacing Middle English charietere, from Middle French charetier, equivalent to Old French charete “cart” ( char car ¹ + -ete -ette ) + -ier -eer

Example Sentences

Like Timothée Chalamet’s dashingly coifed hero — who steers monstrous sandworms over the desert like a charioteer — Villeneuve has tamed a Leviathan.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Acting as his charioteer, she saves his life, and Dasharath grants her two boons.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022

What the Christians really worshiped and was part of Platonic idea, but it wasn't really, was the charioteer of rationality.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2022

The tale involves a Jewish prince, who is enslaved by Romans, has a close encounter with Jesus and becomes a champion charioteer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2016

She bribed her father’s charioteer, a man named Myrtilus, to help her.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton