charioteer

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US/ˌt͡ʃɛ.ɹi.əˈtɪɹ/

noun

A person who drives a chariot.

OriginMiddle English charioter ← Old French charioteur →
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Meanings

nouncharioteer (plural charioteers)

plural charioteers · alternative charioter

  1. A person who drives a chariot.
verbcharioteer (third-person singular simple present charioteers, present participle charioteering, simple past and past participle charioteered)

present singular third person charioteers · participle present charioteering · participle past charioteered · past charioteered · alternative charioter

  1. intransitiveTo drive a chariot.
  2. transitiveTo drive someone in a chariot.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcharioteur“charioteer”
  2. Middle Englishcharioter
  3. Englishcharioteer

Inherited from Middle English charioter, from Old French charioteur (“charioteer”) and charretier (“coachman”). By surface analysis, chariot + -eer.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἡνίοχος, ἱππότης
  • ἡνίοχος (hēníokhos)person who drives a chariot
  • ἱππότης (hippótēs)person who drives a chariot
Bulgarian колесничар
  • колесничар (kolesničar)person who drives a chariot
Catalan cotxer, auriga
  • cotxerperson who drives a chariot
  • aurigaperson who drives a chariot
Czech vozataj
  • vozatajperson who drives a chariot
Dutch wagenmenner
  • wagenmennerperson who drives a chariot
Finnish sotavaunujen ajaja
  • sotavaunujen ajajaperson who drives a chariot
French aurige
  • aurigeperson who drives a chariot
Hindi सारथी, सार्थी
  • सारथी (sārthī)person who drives a chariot
  • सार्थी (sārthī)person who drives a chariot
Indonesian kusir
  • kusirperson who drives a chariot
Irish carbadóir
  • carbadóirperson who drives a chariot
Latin aurīga, essedārius
  • aurīgaperson who drives a chariot
  • essedāriusperson who drives a chariot
Polish kierowca rydwanu, woźnica
  • kierowca rydwanuperson who drives a chariot
  • woźnicaperson who drives a chariot
  • furmanperson who drives a chariot
  • wozakperson who drives a chariot
Russian возни́чий
  • возни́чий (vozníčij)person who drives a chariot
Spanish cochero, auriga
  • cocheroperson who drives a chariot
  • aurigaperson who drives a chariot
Tamil தேரோட்டி
  • தேரோட்டி (tērōṭṭi)person who drives a chariot

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with charioteer

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Cite this entry
APA

charioteer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charioteer

MLA

“charioteer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charioteer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charioteer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charioteer.

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