Used in a Sentence

wheeler

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for wheeler.

Editorial note

It is probably easier to get a Class A commercial drivers license and drive an 18-wheeler.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Someone who operates a wheel.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wheeler gathered in one view.

noun

Someone who operates a wheel.

noun

An English surname, derived from the trade of wheeler.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wheeler.

noun

Someone who operates a wheel.

noun

An English surname, derived from the trade of wheeler.

noun

A number of places in the United States:

noun

A city, the county seat of Wheeler County, Texas.

Example sentences

1

It is probably easier to get a Class A commercial drivers license and drive an 18-wheeler.

2

The piece by Doug Wheeler opts for the third of the four possibilities >The effect was powerful and personally devastating, as feared.

3

I don't think you'll find it very easy to low-side crash the three wheeler, whereas if you hit a slippery patch on a two wheeler it's not that hard to do.

4

I recommend the TV show Wheeler Dealers (always skip the first 15 minutes).

5

Every time I've taken a 2-wheeler or a 3-wheeler in the busy streets, I come home with a cough; and near the end of the trip, I have a consistent burning sensation in the throat.

6

And as busy as that highway was in the video, it was far more than just 2 vehicles, especially if one of those vehicles was the 18 wheeler.

7

Cool concept, but man the background image of it driving that 3 wheeler on a rainy road covered in wet leaves looks like it'd be a scary experience.

8

I don't think you're looking at it from the point of view of the target market, low income people who so far could only afford a two-wheeler for the whole (large) family.

9

The multitudes of men are toiling thanklessly, doing the late shift, down the mine pit, driving the 18 wheeler, removing your trash while you sleep, working two jobs, making ends meet to support society and this is how they are treated.

Quote examples

1

The famous physicist Wheeler pushed that thesis all the way back in the 1960s, under the the catchy title "It from Bit".

2

In the immortal words of David Wheeler and Kevlin Henney: "All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection, except for the problem of too many levels of indirection." Feel free to substitute abstraction for indirection.

3

I'd rather have a "stooge" as HN and reddit called Tom Wheeler for a very long time at the FCC, than some random idiot who, say, watches Fox News all day or reads HuffPost all day and completely lacks any sophistication in how government works.

4

"The study was inspired by the case of McArthur Wheeler, a man who robbed two banks after covering his face with lemon juice in the mistaken belief that, because lemon juice is usable as invisible ink, it would prevent his face from being recorded on surveillance cameras."

Proper noun examples

1

John Wheeler's delayed choice thought experiment was already confirmed in the lab over ten years ago.

2

I think I have to quibble with Wheeler's attribution of the invention of the computer virus.

3

Anyone trying to start will find Wheeler's page [1] much more helpful.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use wheeler in a sentence?

It is probably easier to get a Class A commercial drivers license and drive an 18-wheeler.

What does wheeler mean?

Someone who operates a wheel.

What part of speech is wheeler?

wheeler is commonly used as noun.