charioteer
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (noun): charioter
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle English charioter, from Old French charioteur (“charioteer”) and charretier (“coachman”). By surface analysis, chariot + -eer.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun edit
charioteer (plural charioteers)
Translations edit
person who drives a chariot
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Verb edit
charioteer (third-person singular simple present charioteers, present participle charioteering, simple past and past participle charioteered)
- (intransitive) To drive a chariot.
- (transitive) To drive someone in a chariot.