wheelmaker

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noun

One who makes wheels: a wheelwright.

OriginEnglish maker ← Middle English maker ← Old English macian →
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Meanings

nounwheelmaker (plural wheelmakers)

plural wheelmakers

  1. One who makes wheels: a wheelwright.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wheelwright

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  3. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  4. Old Englishhwēol
  5. Middle Englishwhel
  6. Englishwheel
  7. Proto-Germanic*makaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*mak
  9. Proto-West Germanic*makōn?
  10. Old Englishmacian
  11. Middle Englishmaken
  12. Middle Englishmaker
  13. Englishmaker
  14. Englishwheelmaker

From wheel + maker.

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Cite this entry
APA

wheelmaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelmaker

MLA

“wheelmaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelmaker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheelmaker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelmaker.

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