charioteer

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charioteer

  • /ˌt͡ʃɛ.ɹi.əˈtɪɹ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ), -ɪɹ

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

noun charioteers · charioter

  1. A person who drives a chariot.

verb charioteers · charioteering · charioteered · charioter

  1. intransitive To drive a chariot.
  2. transitive To drive someone in a chariot.

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noun person who drives a chariot

Españolcochero, auriga
हिन्दीसारथी sārthī, सार्थी sārthī
Françaisaurige
Русскийвозни́чий vozníčij

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@misc{charioteer_2026,
  title = {charioteer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/charioteer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}