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cameleer

American  
[kam-uh-leer] / ˌkæm əˈlɪər /

noun

  1. a camel driver.

  2. a soldier mounted on a camel.


cameleer British  
/ ˌkæmɪˈlɪə /

noun

  1. a camel-driver

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cameleer

First recorded in 1800–10; camel + -eer

Example Sentences

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She has been on many treks with Harper, who has been a cameleer since 1995.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2014

"Tracks" was the first film Harper worked on as a cameleer.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2014

"Ghan" derives from "Afghan", as the train's logo of a cameleer makes plain.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2014

Reserved, simple, moody, his comrade Molla Abdullah was a disgruntled old cameleer with a limp.

From Newsweek

The cry of the donkey-boy, and the cry of the cameleer, and the cry of the muezzin from the mosque.

From The Wind Bloweth by Donn-Byrne, Brian Oswald