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Wheeler
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Whee·ler  (hwlr, w-), Joseph 1836-1906.
American Confederate general and politician. One of the South's most popular and aggressive commanders, he later served as U.S. representative from Georgia (1881-1883 and 1885-1900) and sought reconciliation between the North and South.

wheel·er  (hwlr, w-)
n.
1. One that wheels.
2. A thing that moves on or is equipped with wheels or a wheel. Often used in combination: a three-wheeler; a paddle-wheeler.
3. A wheel horse.

wheeler [ˈwiːlə]
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Also called wheel horse a horse or other draught animal nearest the wheel
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (in combination) something equipped with a specified sort or number of wheels a three-wheeler
3. a person or thing that wheels

Wheeler [ˈwiːlə]
n
1. (Biographies / Wheeler, John Archibald (1911 M, US, SCIENCE: physicist) John Archibald. born 1911, US physicist, noted for his work on nuclear fission and the development (1949-51) of the hydrogen bomb, also for his work on unified field theory
2. (Biographies / Wheeler, Sir (Robert Eric) Mortimer (1890-1976) M, Scottish, HISTORY: archaeologist) Sir (Robert Eric) Mortimer. 1890-1976, Scottish archaeologist, who did much to increase public interest in archaeology. He is noted esp for his excavations at Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in the Indus Valley and at Maiden Castle in Dorset
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Noun1.Wheeler - Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)
2.wheeler - someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels
wright - someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
3.wheeler - the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling
parader, marcher - walks with regular or stately step
4.Wheelerwheeler - a person who rides a bicycle        
pedaler, pedaller - a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)
5.wheeler - a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle
draft horse, draught horse, dray horse - horse adapted for drawing heavy loads


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