charioteer

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English charioter, from Old French charioteur (“charioteer”) and charretier (“coachman”). By surface analysis, chariot +‎ -eer.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃɛ.ɹi.əˈtɪɹ/
  • Audio (General American):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ), -ɪɹ

Noun

charioteer (plural charioteers)

  1. A person who drives a chariot.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

charioteer (third-person singular simple present charioteers, present participle charioteering, simple past and past participle charioteered)

  1. (intransitive) To drive a chariot.
  2. (transitive) To drive someone in a chariot.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.