Definitions
a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle
Word origin
From Middle English whelere, equivalent to wheel + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4). Piecewise doublet of cycler.
Used in a sentence
“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.””
“"Excellent," said Sherlock Holmes. "Send the boy for a four-wheeler, and we shall be off at once."”
“These wheelers are now made from the same class of rock as the rest of the pavement, […]”
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