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wheeler

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: wheeler

1
n
someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels
2
n
the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: wheeler
1

n someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels

Synonyms:
wheelwright
Type of:
wright
someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)

n a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle

Synonyms:
wheel horse
Type of:
draft horse, draught horse, dray horse
horse adapted for drawing heavy loads

n a person who rides a bicycle

Synonyms:
bicycler, bicyclist, cyclist
Examples:
Bernard Hinault
French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954)
Eddy Merckx
Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945)
Type of:
pedaler, pedaller
a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)
2

n the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling

Type of:
marcher, parader
walks with regular or stately step
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