Wheeler

Wheeler
Wheeler Wheel"er, n. [1913 Webster] 1. One who wheels, or turns. [1913 Webster]

2. A maker of wheels; a wheelwright. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

3. A wheel horse. See under {Wheel}. [1913 Webster]

4. (Naut.) A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by paddle wheels; -- used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler and stern-wheeler. [1913 Webster]

5. A worker on sewed muslin. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]

6. (Zo["o]l.) The European goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]


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