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wheeler

1. One who wheels, or turns.

2. A maker of wheels; a wheelwright.

3. A wheel horse. See Wheel.

4. A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by paddle wheels; used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler and stern-wheeler.

5. A worker on sewed muslin.

6. (Science: zoology) The European goatsucker.