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wheeler

noun wheel·er \ˈhwē-lər, ˈwē-\

: a vehicle that has a specified number of wheels

Full Definition of WHEELER

: one that wheels

: a draft animal (as a horse) pulling in the position nearest the front wheels of a wagon

: something (as a vehicle or ship) that has wheels —used especially in combination <a side-wheeler> <18-wheelers>

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1683

biographical name Whee·ler \ˈhwē-lər, ˈwē-\

Joseph 1836–1906 Am. gen.

biographical name

William Almon 1819–1887 Am. polit.; vice pres. of the United States (1877–81)

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