NOUN | person | Wheeler, Sir Mortimer Wheeler, Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler | Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976) |
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person | wheeler, wheelwright | someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels | |
person | wheeler | the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling | |
person | wheeler, cyclist, bicyclist, bicycler, biker | a person who rides a bicycle | |
animal | wheeler, wheel horse | a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle |
Sounds | hhwiy'ler; wiy'ler | |
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Rhymes | alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... |
Meaning | Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976). | |
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Synonyms | Sir Mortimer Wheeler, Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler | |
Instance of | archeologist, archaeologist | An anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture |
Spanish | Sir Mortimer Wheeler, Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler, Wheeler |
Meaning | someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels. | |
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Synonym | wheelwright | |
Broader | wright | someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination) |
Spanish | carretero, ruedero | |
Catalan | ruedero |
Meaning | The man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling. | |
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Broader | marcher, parader | walks with regular or stately step |
Verbs | wheel | change directions as if revolving on a pivot |
Meaning | A person who rides a bicycle. | |
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Synonyms | cyclist, bicyclist, bicycler, biker | |
Instances | Hinault, Bernard Hinault | French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954) |
Merckx, Eddy Merckx | Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945) | |
Broader | pedaler, pedaller | A person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) |
Spanish | ciclista | |
Catalan | ciclista | |
Verbs | wheel | ride a bicycle |
Meaning | A draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle. | |
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Synonym | wheel horse | |
Broader | draft horse, draught horse, dray horse | horse adapted for drawing heavy loads |
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