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单词 charioteer
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charioteern.

Brit. /ˌtʃarɪəˈtɪə/, U.S. /ˈˌtʃɛriəˈˌtɪ(ə)r/
Forms: Middle English charietere, charyeter, chariatour, Middle English charyetter, 1600s charioter, 1600s– charioteer.
Etymology: apparently a mixed form < Old French charioteur, and Old French charetier (whence chareter n.).
The driver of a chariot or car.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of a chariot
carterc1374
charioteer1382
charet-man1535
chariot-man1577
coachman1582
charet-driver1591
wagoner1594
chareter1610
jockeya1719
chariot-driver1769
1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) 1 Kings xxii. 34 And he seide to hys charyeter, Turn thin hond.
a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 383 The chariatour herde þat.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 21287 Þe charietere [Vesp. carter] is ihesu crist.
1621 G. Sandys tr. Ovid First Five Bks. Metamorphosis ii. 39 With hands that cannot erre, Hurls lightning at the audacious Charioter.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 390 On a heap Chariot and Charioter lay overturnd. View more context for this quotation
1859 T. Lewin Invasion Brit. 45 The horsemen and charioteers of the Britons..poured such a shower of javelins upon the Roman galleys.

Draft additions 1997

2. Astronomy. (With capital initial.) The constellation Auriga; = wagoner n.1 3a.
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the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Auriga
wagoner1607
agitator1623
auriga1868
charioteer1885
Aur1922
1810 J. Greig Astrography vi. 125 He was Mirtilus,..charioteer to Aenomaus..; his name is famous for his great address in the management of horses;..he was..made a constellation after his death.]
1885 R. Hill Stars & Constellations 24 The constellation Auriga, called also, the Charioteer, and the Wagoner.
1930 A. C. de la Crommelin Story of Stars i. 21 On the opposite side of the Pole to Vega we find another bright star, Capella, in the Charioteer.
1965 Zim & Baker Stars: Guide to Astron. 87 Auriga, the Charioteer is the last of the autumn constellations, heralding the coming winter.
1994 Daily Tel. 31 Dec. 22/7 The star Capella in the constellation of Auriga the Charioteer is shown prominently in the centre of the chart.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

charioteerv.

Forms: Also 1800s -ier.
Etymology: < charioteer n.
1. intransitive. To act as charioteer; to guide or manage a chariot or car; to drive.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive horse-drawn vehicle > specific type of vehicle
charioteer1802
tandemize1824
tandem1828
1802 R. Southey tr. Greek Ode on Astron. in Poet. Wks. (1838) II. 59 To charioteer with wings on high, And to rein-in the Tempests of the sky.
a1824 Ld. Byron Childe Harold App., in Wks. (1837) 761/1 Whom I saw charioteering over the French flag.
2. transitive. To drive (a chariot or vehicle). Also transferred.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > drive a wheeled vehicle > drive a chariot
charioteera1822
a1822 P. B. Shelley Witch of Atlas lviii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 48 Naked boys bridling tame water-snakes, Or charioteering ghastly alligators.
1883 Leisure Hour 145/1 I charioteered one of these [buggies].
1883 Good Words 24 205 He compared [them] to..Phlegethon charioteering the sun.
3. transitive. To drive (a person) in a chariot.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport or convey in a vehicle [verb (transitive)] > by wheeled vehicle > by cart or carriage > in specific type of
coach1612
caroche1618
chariota1659
car1791
charioteer1862
pochay1870
1862 R. Christison Let. in Life II. xi. 301 I shall always remember his charioteering me through the finest part of his property.

Derivatives

ˌcharioˈteered adj.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [adjective] > riding in specific horse-drawn vehicle
incoached1599
fire-coached1615
caroched1636
charioted1791
charioteered1849
coachy1882
1849 W. M. W. Call Reverberations ii. 96 Chariotiered, as in an ocean car.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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