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
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Art installations—ranging from a single parking metre to the Big Rig Jig—a sculpture made from two twisted 18 wheelers—are spread out over five square miles.
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Hazlitt, 1 Nov. 2023
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Chayanne, Bailemos Otra Vez (Sony Music Latin)
Chayanne, a.k.a.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2023
Rather than pay out the remaining $5.9 million on Bonilla’s contract, the Mets agreed to send him nearly $1.2 million annually from 2011 through 2035, the sort of maneuver that became synonymous with the franchise’s mismanagement and small-time wheeler dealing.
—Kate Kelly, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2023
Get to know more about the bird's flight Footage shows the cow running along the highway as wranglers chase it, one riding a horse and others on four wheelers.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
After the service, people crowd out of the church and jump on four wheelers and in cars to drive down to the Newhalen River.
—Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2023
Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate A construction worker was killed and another one injured Saturday afternoon in western Bexar County after a large steel pipe fell while it was being unloaded from an 18-wheeler, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Apr. 2023
Initial reports indicate the collision involved an 18-wheeler and three vehicles.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
Guests arriving at Vacation Kingdom by car – about 80 percent of the first year’s 8 million – will park in a lot accommodating 14,000 vehicles, then go into the area via either double-deck, side-wheeler boats, surface transportation or one of the six five-car monorail trains.
—Roger Simmons, orlandosentinel.com, 21 July 2021
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Hazlitt, 1 Nov. 2023
Explore Chayanne Jay wheeler See latest videos, charts and news
Chayanne, Bailemos Otra Vez (Sony Music Latin)
Chayanne, a.k.a.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2023
Rather than pay out the remaining $5.9 million on Bonilla’s contract, the Mets agreed to send him nearly $1.2 million annually from 2011 through 2035, the sort of maneuver that became synonymous with the franchise’s mismanagement and small-time wheeler dealing.
—Kate Kelly, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2023
Get to know more about the bird's flight Footage shows the cow running along the highway as wranglers chase it, one riding a horse and others on four wheelers.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
After the service, people crowd out of the church and jump on four wheelers and in cars to drive down to the Newhalen River.
—Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2023
Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate A construction worker was killed and another one injured Saturday afternoon in western Bexar County after a large steel pipe fell while it was being unloaded from an 18-wheeler, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Apr. 2023
Initial reports indicate the collision involved an 18-wheeler and three vehicles.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
Guests arriving at Vacation Kingdom by car – about 80 percent of the first year’s 8 million – will park in a lot accommodating 14,000 vehicles, then go into the area via either double-deck, side-wheeler boats, surface transportation or one of the six five-car monorail trains.
—Roger Simmons, orlandosentinel.com, 21 July 2021
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First Known Use
1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Wheeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheeler. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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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
2 of 2biographical name (2)
William Almon 1819–1887 American politician; vice president of the U.S. (1877–81)
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