What does "wheeler" mean?
Wheeler: A maker of wheels; a wheelwright. [Obs.]
Additional senses
- 2.A wheel horse. See under Wheel.
- 3.(Naut.) A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by paddle wheels; -- used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler and stern-wheeler.
- 4.A worker on sewed muslin. [Eng.]
- 5.(Zoöl.) The European goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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