charioteer
noun
char·i·ot·eer
ˌcher-ē-ə-ˈtir 
ˌcha-rē-
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Charioteer of the virtues, guiding them all Phronesis provides you with the ability to deliberate well about what is good and bad in specific circumstances.
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Tim Hulsey, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
Capella is the brightest star in Auriga, the Charioteer.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Bond shows how professional and trade associations empowered bakers, gladiators, charioteers, and the like to wield their leverage—for example, by withholding their labor—in pursuit of improved conditions.
—The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Pharaoh and his Egyptian charioteers came chasing after them.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2024
But who counted as Roman, what being Roman meant, and which ethnic groups would be in the drivers’ (charioteer’s?) seat of power were all changing.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
How to find Capella: Capella can be seen in the constellation Auriga, the charioteer, between Taurus and Gemini in autumn and winter skies.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Like Timothée Chalamet’s dashingly coifed hero — who steers monstrous sandworms over the desert like a charioteer — Villeneuve puts on a great show.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Again, look for Auriga, the charioteer turned goat farmer in the low eastern evening sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2024
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Tim Hulsey, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
Capella is the brightest star in Auriga, the Charioteer.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Bond shows how professional and trade associations empowered bakers, gladiators, charioteers, and the like to wield their leverage—for example, by withholding their labor—in pursuit of improved conditions.
—The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Pharaoh and his Egyptian charioteers came chasing after them.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2024
But who counted as Roman, what being Roman meant, and which ethnic groups would be in the drivers’ (charioteer’s?) seat of power were all changing.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
How to find Capella: Capella can be seen in the constellation Auriga, the charioteer, between Taurus and Gemini in autumn and winter skies.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Like Timothée Chalamet’s dashingly coifed hero — who steers monstrous sandworms over the desert like a charioteer — Villeneuve puts on a great show.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Again, look for Auriga, the charioteer turned goat farmer in the low eastern evening sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Charioteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charioteer. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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