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four-wheeler

four-wheeler

4 5.1
A vehicle with four wheels like a carriage or taxi that people pay to use
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : carruaje de cuatro ruedas
  • The taxi driver pulled over, allowing the passengers to enter the four-wheeler for their ride.
  • buy a four-wheeler
  • drove a four-wheeler
  • got a four-wheeler

My sister moved out of a place that this guy, he has multiple boats, he has four Wheelers and snowmobiles and a large truck.

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Examples

  • Just climbed on the four-wheeler, neck chain and all, and drove away.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • - Have you been on a four-wheeler?

  • Or you can ride the four wheeler.

  • This your first time on a four-wheeler too?

  • - If I had my four-wheeler, I could go get help.

  • All the four-wheelers and the trucks are still here.

  • Even though I was covered in dirt from riding around in a four-wheeler, I had the most amazing time!

    Blog text (27)
  • So today, we'll practice operating an official Malibu Rescue four-wheeler.

  • She adapted her driving style to the four-wheeler they used on the farm for transportation.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Aanaq stopped the four-wheeler at the edge of the Bering Sea.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

automobile
vsfour-wheeler
334 1.1

A vehicle with four wheels and an engine that carries people on roads

adds the sense of hire and carriage use rather than only motorized transport
jeep
vsfour-wheeler
200 1.3

A small strong vehicle with four-wheel drive for rough roads

is more general, covering any four-wheel conveyance not specialised for rough terrain
motorcar
vsfour-wheeler
9 1.0

A four-wheeled vehicle that carries people

highlights hireable carriage sense rather than just a privately used motor vehicle
hackney carriage
vsfour-wheeler
  • UK
7.9

A taxi allowed to pick up people on the street

is any vehicle with four wheels, often available for hire rather than only this type
hackney cab
vsfour-wheeler
  • UK
6.6

A car you pay to take you where you want in a city

is a more general four-wheeled vehicle category that includes but is not only taxis
hackney coach
vsfour-wheeler
  • Archaic
9.9

A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage people hired in cities long ago

covers similar hired vehicles but also applies to a broader set of four-wheel types
hackney
vsfour-wheeler
  • Archaic
9.9

A horse-drawn carriage that people hire like a taxi

is the wider term for any hireable or similar four-wheel vehicle
surrey
vsfour-wheeler
  • Archaic
9.9

A light four-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse, often with a fringed top

is broader, including many four-wheel styles beyond light, decorated examples
quadricycle
vsfour-wheeler
  • Archaic
9.3

An early four-wheeled vehicle built in the late 1800s or early 1900s

is a general four-wheel vehicle term not limited to early experimental forms

How Many Wheels

four-wheeler
  • Archaic
4 5.1
wheeler
30 3.2
two-wheeled
1 2.8

Surface Forms

four-wheeler singular
four-wheelers plural

Morphology

four-wheeler = four + wheeler (transparent) = four + wheel + er

Both the step 'wheel' -> 'wheeler' and the compound 'four' + 'wheeler' are literal and directly describe a vehicle with four wheels, so learners can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Four-wheeler comes from the two simple parts four and wheel, literally 'four wheels'. It was used for a city carriage in the 1800s that people could hire, so the name helps you remember it is a vehicle with four wheels used to carry people.