wheelmann.
/ˈwiːlmən/, /ˈwiːlman/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wilmən/, /ˈ(h)wilˌmæn/ 1. A man who attends to a wheel in some piece of mechanism; U.S. a helmsman.
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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot
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rudderOE
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sternman1582
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helmsman1622
piloteer1650
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timoneer1762
sea-conny1801
boat-setter1814
manjee1829
wheelman1865
throttle jockey1946
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific tools or equipment > [noun] > with wheels
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fat boy1940
1865 Oregon State Jrnl. 12 Aug. 2/5 The wheelman says that large fragments of the bottom and a part of the rudder were afterwards seen alongside the wreck.
1866 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. from Hawaii (1967) 195 Four other gentlemen and the wheelsman were all assembled on the little after portion of the deck.
1885 Harper's Mag. Mar. 643/1 The..wheelsman..tries to entice her up to his pilot-box, which towers above the vessel.
1886 J. Barrowman Gloss. Sc. Mining Terms 72 Wheel-man, the man who attends to the wheel or drum at an incline.
2. A man who rides a bicycle or tricycle; a male cyclist. colloquial.
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society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun] > cyclist
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1881 Tribune (N.Y.) 5 Apr. An enthusiastic wheelman of Boston had not up to January 1, missed but one day riding on his ‘steely steed’ since the winter season commenced.
1887 Morning Post 8 Apr. A reconnaissance can be carried out more quickly..by wheelmen than by horsemen.
3. A driver, spec. (Criminals' slang) the driver of a getaway vehicle. Originally U.S.
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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 motor vehicle > driver of criminals' getaway vehicle
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1935 J. Hargan Gloss. Prison Lang. 8 Wheelman, driver of a getaway car.
1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xii. 80 Later on,..he began driving a cab. Also being a wheel-man for the mobs.
1967 M. Procter Exercise Hoodwink vi. 44 The thieves had locked themselves in, and when they had emptied the safe, they had phoned for their wheel man like calling for a taxi.
1975 Publishers Weekly 27 Jan. 283/3 (advt.) When a young California hoodlum blew the brains out of a helpless store clerk last year Ken Pestana was the unwitting wheelman waiting outside.
Derivatives
ˈwheelˌwoman n. a female cyclist.
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society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun] > cyclist > woman
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1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 Sept. 11/2 Wheelmen and wheel~women.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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