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CHARIOTEER

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char⋅i⋅ot⋅eer

  [char-ee-uh-teer]
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–noun
1. a chariot driver.
2. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Auriga.
Origin:
1300–50; chariot + -eer; r. ME charietere < MF charetier, equiv. to OF charete cart (char car 1 + -ete -ette ) + -ier -eer
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Au·ri·ga   (ô-rī'gə)   
n.  A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lynx and Perseus that contains the bright star Capella, which is 42 light-years from Earth. Also called Charioteer.

[Latin aurīga, charioteer, Auriga; see ōs- in Indo-European roots.]
char·i·o·teer   (chār'ē-ə-tîr')   
n.  The driver of a chariot.
Char·i·o·teer   (chār'ē-ə-tîr)   
n.  See Auriga.
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