noun
wheeler
WEE-luh
noun
1
A vehicle described by its number of wheels, as in "eighteen-wheeler."
"An eighteen-wheeler thundered past on the highway."
2
Someone who makes or repairs wheels; a wheelwright.
"The village wheeler mended the cart's broken spokes."
How to Use Wheeler
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost commonly seen today in compounds naming vehicles by wheel count, like "eighteen-wheeler."
Common pairings
eighteen-wheeler
wheeler-dealer
Word Forms
wheelers plural, Wheelers plural
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Etymology
From Middle English whelere, formed from "wheel" plus the agent suffix "-er."