[hwee-ler, wee-] 
| 1. | a person or thing that wheels. |
| 2. | a person who makes wheels; wheelwright. |
| 3. | something provided with a wheel or wheels (usually used in combination): a four-wheeler; a stern-wheeler. |
| 4. | wheel horse (def. 1). |
[hwee-ler, wee-] | 1. | Burton Kendall, 1882–1975, U.S. political leader. |
| 2. | Joseph, 1836–1906, U.S. Confederate officer and political leader. |
| 3. | William Al⋅mon [al-muh n, awl-] , 1819–1887, vice president of the U.S. 1877–81. |
| 1. | Also called wheeler. a horse, or one of the horses, harnessed behind others and nearest the front wheels of a vehicle. |
| 2. | Chiefly South Atlantic States. the left-hand horse of a pair hitched to a wagon or plow. |
| 3. | Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a reliable, diligent, and strong worker. |
| wheel·er (hwē'lər, wē'-) n.
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| Whee·ler (hwē'lər, wē'-) American Confederate general and politician. One of the South's most popular and aggressive commanders, he later served as U.S. representative from Georgia (1881-1883 and 1885-1900) and sought reconciliation between the North and South. |