Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who drives a wagon.
- noun Auriga.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An atlas of charts: a name formerly in use, derived from a work of this nature published at Leyden in 1584-5 by Wagenaar.
- noun One who conducts or drives a wagon; a wagon-driver.
- noun One who drives a chariot; a charioteer.
- noun The constellation Auriga. See
Auriga .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who conducts a wagon; one whose business it is to drive a wagon.
- noun (Astron.) The constellation Charles's Wain, or Ursa Major. See Ursa major, under
Ursa .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun someone who
drives awagon
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the driver of a wagon
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Examples
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The wagoner was a rough, profane, burly man, of generous feelings.
David Crockett 1841
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The dear old 'wagoner's whip' has been replaced by a pert, perky squirt that will never stir the heart or brain of a future Ruth.
A Book About Lawyers John Cordy Jeaffreson 1866
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The first sight the Gowans had of Spitalfields was from the front seat of a market wagon, pressed tightly between the wagoner, a small man with a squint and broken teeth, and the mountainous Daniel Nelligern.
The Dressmaker Posie Graeme-Evans 2010
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Soho the Dog: as a wagoner would his mudheeldy wheesindonk
as a wagoner would his mudheeldy wheesindonk Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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June 16, 2007 as a wagoner would his mudheeldy wheesindonk
Archive 2007-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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June 16, 2007 as a wagoner would his mudheeldy wheesindonk
as a wagoner would his mudheeldy wheesindonk Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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They would meet wagons in the road, take the horses and leave the poor wagoner either swearing with rage or mute with astonishment.
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause Jeffry D. Wert 2008
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They would meet wagons in the road, take the horses and leave the poor wagoner either swearing with rage or mute with astonishment.
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause Jeffry D. Wert 2008
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During the trip, Boone worked as a wagoner alongside a trader named John Findley who had traveled to the Native American villages in Ohio and beyond.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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Hardly one cart or wagoner passes in a quarter of an hour.
Les Miserables 2008
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