wheelman
Also wheels·man [weelz-muhn, hweel-] /ˈwilz mən, ˈʰwil-/ . a helmsperson or steersperson.
a rider of a bicycle, tricycle, or the like.
Slang.
a driver, especially a chauffeur: The mobster's wheelman was also his bodyguard.
a person who drives the getaway car in a holdup or robbery.
Origin of wheelman
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How to use wheelman in a sentence
We must see "Big John," famous now for years as wheelsman of the great excursion boats that shoot the rage of waters at Lachine.
Careers of Danger and Daring | Cleveland MoffettThe wheelsman laid the course straight for the mouth of the gap between the outer mountains which marked the mouth of the bay.
The Young Alaskans | Emerson HoughThe wheelsman struck a savage blow at the boy as he threw the wheel around, and was in turn the object of attack from Tommy.
The Call of the Beaver Patrol | V. T. ShermanAbout midnight the wheelsman began showing signs of consciousness.
The Call of the Beaver Patrol | V. T. ShermanThey also found the wheelsman, Boswell, waiting for them there, he having made the trip from Cordova in a tug.
The Call of the Beaver Patrol | V. T. Sherman
British Dictionary definitions for wheel man
a cyclist
Also called: wheelsman US a helmsman
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