wheelman
wheelman Lexical Profile
wheelman Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person who drives a motor vehicle with exceptional skill, especially one who drives a getaway car for criminals.
"In the classic heist film, the veteran wheelman navigated the narrow alleys to evade the police."
A sailor or maritime crew member who steers a ship or boat at the helm.
"The captain ordered the wheelman to hold the vessel steady against the strong crosswind."
A person who rides a bicycle or velocipede (now chiefly historical or used in the names of cycling clubs).
"In the late nineteenth century, the local wheelmen organized weekend touring excursions across the countryside."
• Rhymes for wheelman
Word Origin & Etymology
A compound of 'wheel' and 'man', first attested in the mid-19th century for a maritime helmsman, then widely adopted in the 1880s for a bicyclist before acquiring its 20th-century slang sense of a getaway driver.