free-wheelern.

Brit.

/ˌfriːˈwiːlə/, U.S.

/ˌfriˈ(h)wilər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: free wheel n., -er suffix¹; free-wheel v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < free wheel n. + -er suffix¹, and partly < free-wheel v. + -er suffix¹.

1. A free-wheeled bicycle or motor vehicle.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > other types of bicycle

forty-four1821

roadster1875

rear-steerer1882

pneumatic1890

path-racer1896

featherweight1901

free-wheeler1908

fairy cycle1920

superbike1935

sit-up-and-beg1939

bakfiets1956

high-riser1965

all-terrain cycle1970

chopper1971

mountain bike1972

shopper1973

mixte1975

BMX1978

cruiser1978

ojek1983

boda boda1995

e-bike1998

fixie2001

ghost bike2004

1908 E. M. Sneyd-Kynnersley H.M.I. viii. 78 It was the first year of ‘free-wheelers’, and I merely slackened pace.

1931 Lincoln (Nebraska) Sunday Star 30 Aug. g8/4 The charging rate of the generator should be increased if the car is a ‘freewheeler’.

2006 G. K. Wolf & J. Baptiste in P. S. Allen Amityville House of Pancakes 3 9 Father Jack found them as rambling, incomprehensible and uninteresting as the assembly manual for his young nephew's free-wheeler quad cycle.

2. = free agent n. (a) at free adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2. Also: a free, unpredictable, or spontaneous person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unplanned quality or action > one who

improviser1824

free-wheeler1938

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun] > one who acts freely

libertine1612

free agent1649

thelemite1656

unreserved1756

volent1768

unrestrained1770

free-wheeler1938

1938 Washington Post 17 Oct. 6/4 (cartoon caption) A Free Wheeler..No Political Alliances..No Patronage.

1996 D. McDonald Lord Strathcona x. 230 It suited the HBC to have a free-wheeler who was, at the same time, genuinely committed to the interests of the company.

2006 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 16 July 7 I am happier now than I was as a fun-seeking freewheeler.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	free-wheeler
释义	free-wheelern. Brit. /ˌfriːˈwiːlə/, U.S. /ˌfriˈ(h)wilər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: free wheel n., -er suffix¹; free-wheel v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < free wheel n. + -er suffix¹, and partly < free-wheel v. + -er suffix¹. 1. A free-wheeled bicycle or motor vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > other types of bicycle forty-four1821 roadster1875 rear-steerer1882 pneumatic1890 path-racer1896 featherweight1901 free-wheeler1908 fairy cycle1920 superbike1935 sit-up-and-beg1939 bakfiets1956 high-riser1965 all-terrain cycle1970 chopper1971 mountain bike1972 shopper1973 mixte1975 BMX1978 cruiser1978 ojek1983 boda boda1995 e-bike1998 fixie2001 ghost bike2004 1908 E. M. Sneyd-Kynnersley H.M.I. viii. 78 It was the first year of ‘free-wheelers’, and I merely slackened pace. 1931 Lincoln (Nebraska) Sunday Star 30 Aug. g8/4 The charging rate of the generator should be increased if the car is a ‘freewheeler’. 2006 G. K. Wolf & J. Baptiste in P. S. Allen Amityville House of Pancakes 3 9 Father Jack found them as rambling, incomprehensible and uninteresting as the assembly manual for his young nephew's free-wheeler quad cycle. 2. = free agent n. (a) at free adj., n., and adv. Compounds 2. Also: a free, unpredictable, or spontaneous person. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unplanned quality or action > one who improviser1824 free-wheeler1938 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [noun] > one who acts freely libertine1612 free agent1649 thelemite1656 unreserved1756 volent1768 unrestrained1770 free-wheeler1938 1938 Washington Post 17 Oct. 6/4 (cartoon caption) A Free Wheeler..No Political Alliances..No Patronage. 1996 D. McDonald Lord Strathcona x. 230 It suited the HBC to have a free-wheeler who was, at the same time, genuinely committed to the interests of the company. 2006 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 16 July 7 I am happier now than I was as a fun-seeking freewheeler. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1908
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