wheelsman

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noun

helmsman

OriginMiddle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounwheelsman (plural wheelsmen)

plural wheelsmen

  1. nauticalhelmsman
  2. alternativeAlternative form of wheelman (“getaway driver”).

    All else lies subordinate to those wild moments of excitement in which, quite possibly, he'll match his skill as a wheelsman against the cops.

    1988, Dwight V. Swain, Joye R. Swain, Film Scriptwriting: A Practical Manual, page 103

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-Indo-European*mon-
  8. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  9. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  10. Old Englishmann
  11. Middle Englishman
  12. Englishwheelsman

From wheel + -s- + -man.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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