wheeler

¹ American  

[hwee-ler, wee-] / ˈʰwi lər, ˈwi- /

noun

1. a person or thing that wheels.

2. a person who makes wheels; wheelwright.

3. something provided with a wheel or wheels (usually used in combination).

   a four-wheeler; a stern-wheeler.

4. wheel horse.

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Wheeler ² American  

[hwee-ler, wee-] / ˈʰwi lər, ˈwi- /

noun

1. Burton Kendall, 1882–1975, U.S. political leader.

2. Joseph, 1836–1906, U.S. Confederate officer and political leader.

3. William Almon 1819–1887, vice president of the U.S. 1877–81.

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wheeler ¹ British  

/ ˈwiːlə /

noun

1. Also called: wheel horse.  a horse or other draught animal nearest the wheel

2. (in combination) something equipped with a specified sort or number of wheels

   a three-wheeler

3. a person or thing that wheels

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Wheeler ² British  

/ ˈwiːlə /

noun

1. John Archibald. 1911–2008, US physicist, noted for his work on nuclear fission and the development (1949–51) of the hydrogen bomb, also for his work on unified field theory

2. Sir ( Robert Eric ) Mortimer . 1890–1976, Scottish archaeologist, who did much to increase public interest in archaeology. He is noted esp for his excavations at Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in the Indus Valley and at Maiden Castle in Dorset

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Etymology

Origin of wheeler

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; wheel, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Amazing video of rescue of trapped 18 wheeler driver, left hanging off the overhang from earlier today.

From Washington Times • Dec. 26, 2023

Each weekday Raden Roro Hendarti rides her three wheeler with books stacked up at the back for children in Muntang village to exchange for plastic cups, bags and other waste that she carries back.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2021

In “Lampedusa,” Steven Price’s fictional account of how the novel came to be written, Lampedusa himself is no wheeler and dealer.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2019

Before the auction at Van Eaton Galleries, which is quickly gaining a reputation as a wheeler and dealer of vintage Disney — Crump’s works were on display at the Oceanside Museum of Art.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2018

“How much?” he asked, like some kind of wheeler and dealer.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds