Definition of Charioteer

1. Noun. The driver of a chariot.

Generic synonyms: Driver
Derivative terms: Chariot, Chariot, Chariot, Chariot

2. Noun. A conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way.
Exact synonyms: Auriga
Member holonyms: Capella, Epsilon Aurigae
Generic synonyms: Constellation

Definition of Charioteer

1. n. One who drives a chariot.

Definition of Charioteer

1. Noun. A person who drives a chariot. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To drive a chariot. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To drive someone in a chariot. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Charioteer

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Charioteer

chargrills
chargé d'affaires
chargés d'affaires
charidee
charientism
charier
chariest
charily
chariness
charinesses
charing
chariot
chariot race
charioted
chariotee
charioteer (current term)
charioteered
charioteering
charioteers
chariotees
charioting
chariotlike
chariots
charism
charisma
charismaless
charismas
charismata
charismatic
charismatically

Literary usage of Charioteer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Popular Account of the Ancient Egyptians by John Gardner Wilkinson (1854)
"... footmen and other attendants running before and behind the car;* and sometimes an archer used his bow and acted as his own charioteer.t In the battle ..."

2. Star Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths, Legends, and Facts Concerning by William Tyler Olcott (1911)
"... AURIGA THE charioteer Close by the kneeling Bull behold ... charioteer who gained by skill of old His name and heaven as first his steeds he drove, ..."

3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"If the oxen are killed, I will buy more; if the car is broken, I will have another made; if you perish, I will get another charioteer. ..."

4. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1869)
"Ganges. excellent one, we will soon cross the swift Ganges river that charioteer. hand, and said :—" 0 Sumantra, enough has been done for me; ..."

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