Etymology

wheeler

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Today it means: A wheelwright, a wheelmaker. Full definition →

Middle English whelere
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwhelere
  2. English todaywheeler

From Middle English whelere, equivalent to wheel + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4). Piecewise doublet of cycler.

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