wheelman

English

Etymology

wheel +‎ -man

Noun

wheelman (plural wheelmen)

  1. A driver of an automobile, especially a getaway vehicle in a criminal enterprise.
  2. The steersman on a ship.
  3. (dated) A cyclist.
    • 1897, American Architect and Architecture (volumes 57-58, page 51)
      Many wheelmen and wheelwomen, riding safeties, tandems and tricycles, stopped there during the evening and we had good opportunity for comparing American and English bicycles […]

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