wheeler

noun

wheel·​er ˈ(h)wē-lər 

1

: one that wheels

2

: a draft animal (such as a horse) pulling in the position nearest the front wheels of a wagon

3

: something (such as a vehicle or ship) that has wheels

—used especially in combination

a side-wheeler

18-wheelers

Examples of wheeler in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two eighteen-wheeler trucks lay upside down on top of a crushed drugstore. —Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025

Rather than using heavy armor to push through by force, Russian troops are increasingly looking to infiltrate Ukrainian areas with unconventional vehicles like mopeds and four wheelers. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025

The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured, according to HPD. —Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025

The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured, according to HPD. —Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing wheeler

• eighteen-wheeler
• four-wheeler
• paddle wheeler
• stern-wheeler
• three-wheeler
• two-wheeler
• wheeler and dealer
• wheeler-dealer

Rhymes for wheeler

• dealer
• feeler
• healer
• keeler
• peeler
• sealer
• stealer
• repealer
• revealer

Kids Definition

wheeler

noun

wheel·​er ˈhwē-lər 

ˈwē-

: one of a team of horses that pulls from the position nearest the front wheels of a wagon

Biographical Definition

Wheeler 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

Whee·​ler ˈ(h)wē-lər 

Joseph 1836–1906 American general

Wheeler

2 of 2

biographical name (2)

William Almon 1819–1887 American politician; vice president of the U.S. (1877–81)