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wagon master

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noun

  1. wagon boss.

  2. Also wagonmaster. a person hired or chosen to lead and guide a caravan of recreational vehicles, as campers, on a trip.

  3. Facetious. any leader, chief, commander, or the like.

    the wagon master of the bill now before Congress.

Etymology

Origin of wagon master

First recorded in 1635–45

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