wheeler
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9.8
- noun
- /ˈwiːlər/
- Jargon
:
guía (de formación)
- In the marching band, the wheeler ensured the group moved in perfect synchronization.
Examples
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Oh, uh, this is my Brother, Miss wheeler.
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So it's a great business opportunity, but the guy's a real wheeler-dealer, right?
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I'm not a big 'wheeler dealer' and, in general, I would just assume not interact with people.
Blog text (2) -
It's for a Volvo TV spot, and it features a woman by the name of Faith Dickey basically doing a high-wire stunt on a rope strung between two Volvo 18-wheelers.
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During the military parade, she took her place as the wheeler at the end of the formation.
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As they performed the drill, the wheeler maneuvered precisely to maintain the alignment.
Compounds
- Archaic
4
5.1
A vehicle with four wheels like a carriage or taxi that people pay to use
- Archaic
1
7.7
A steam boat with big wheels on the sides that push it through rivers or lakes
- Archaic
A steamboat with a large paddle wheel on each side that moves it through water
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wheeler comes from wheel 'a round part that turns' plus the ending -er 'one who'. So the person at the outer end who guides a turning formation is like the edge of a wheel, which is why they are called a wheeler.