wheelman

wheelman
/hweel"meuhn, weel"-/, n., pl. wheelmen.
1. Also, wheelsman /hweelz"meuhn, weel"-/. a helmsman or steersman.
2. a rider of a bicycle, tricycle, or the like.
3. Slang.
a. a driver, esp. a chauffeur: The mobster's wheelman was also his bodyguard.
b. a person who drives the getaway car in a holdup or robbery.
[1860-65, Amer.; WHEEL + -MAN]

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