wheeler

wheeler
/hwee"leuhr, wee"-/, n.
1. a person or thing that wheels.
2. a person who makes wheels; wheelwright.
3. something provided with a wheel or wheels (usually used in combination): a four-wheeler; a stern-wheeler.
4. See wheel horse (def. 1).
[1350-1400; ME; see WHEEL, -ER1]

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