"wheeler" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wheelers [plural]
Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English whelere, equivalent to wheel + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|whelere}} Middle English whelere, {{suffix|en|wheel|er}} wheel + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} wheeler (plural wheelers)
  1. (obsolete) A wheelwright, a wheelmaker. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-wheeler-en-noun-DF7Q8TNJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 22 8 2 35
  2. Someone who operates a wheel.
    Sense id: en-wheeler-en-noun--rLW2hka Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 22 8 2 35
  3. (archaic) A wheelhorse (horse near wheel of carriage). Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-wheeler-en-noun-H17iGLTw
  4. (in combination) A vehicle having the specified number of wheels. Tags: in-compounds
    Sense id: en-wheeler-en-noun-4mMOh~6c
  5. (UK, historical, Liverpool) A sett in a stoneway. Tags: UK, historical
    Sense id: en-wheeler-en-noun-U1pvtjr- Categories (other): British English, Liverpudlian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 22 8 2 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 24 23 13 7 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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