Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheelsman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wheels-man
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Alternative form of wheelman (“getaway driver”).

Example Sentences

"All else lies subordinate to those wild moments of excitement in which, quite possibly, he'll match his skill as a wheelsman against the cops."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English wheelsman From wheel + -s- + -man.

Inflected Forms

wheelsmen (plural)

Questions

What does wheelsman mean?: helmsman
Where does wheelsman come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English -s- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English wheelsman From wheel + -s- + -man.

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