wheeler

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A wheelwright, a wheelmaker. obsolete
  2. Someone who operates a wheel.
  3. A wheelhorse (horse near wheel of carriage). archaic
    — How proud felt Pierre: In fancy’s eye, he saw the horse-ghosts a-tandem in the van; “These are but wheelers”—cried young Pierre—“the leaders are the generations.”
  4. A vehicle having the specified number or type of wheels. in-compounds
    — "Excellent," said Sherlock Holmes. "Send the boy for a four-wheeler, and we shall be off at once."
  5. A sett in a stoneway. UK,historical
    — These wheelers are now made from the same class of rock as the rest of the pavement, […]

词形变化

wheelers plural

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English whelere, equivalent to wheel + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4). Piecewise doublet of cycler.
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