wheeler

plural wheelers

1. obsoleteA wheelwright, a wheelmaker.
2. Someone who operates a wheel.
3. archaicA wheelhorse (horse near wheel of carriage).

   How proud felt Pierre: In fancy’s eye, he saw the horse-ghosts a-tandem in the van; “These are but wheelers”—cried young Pierre—“the leaders are the generations.”

   1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities

4. in compoundsA vehicle having the specified number or type of wheels.

   "Excellent," said Sherlock Holmes. "Send the boy for a four-wheeler, and we shall be off at once."

   1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Greek Interpreter

5. UKhistoricalLiverpoolA sett in a stoneway.

   These wheelers are now made from the same class of rock as the rest of the pavement, […]

   1894, Transactions of the Liverpool Engineering Society, page 109

plural Wheelers · alternative Whaler · alternative Wiler

1. countableuncountableAn English surname, derived from the trade of wheeler.

   "Using the correct disinfectant is an important part of preventing and reducing the spread of illnesses along with other critical aspects such as hand washing," EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a statement.

   2020 March 5, Christina Zdanowicz, “Here’s a list of disinfectants you can use against coronavirus”, in CNN, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2020

2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Alabama.
   2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas.
   3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
   4. countableuncountableA village in Jasper County, Illinois.
   5. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Porter County, Indiana.
   6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Prentiss County, Mississippi.
   7. countableuncountableA ghost town in Wheeler County, Nebraska.
   8. countableuncountableA town in Steuben County, New York.
   9. countableuncountableA small city in Tillamook County, Oregon.
   10. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Wheeler County, Texas.
   11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
   12. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia.
   13. countableuncountableA village in Dunn County, Wisconsin.