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charioteer

[ char-ee-uh-teer ]

noun

  1. a chariot driver.
  2. Charioteer, Astronomy. the constellation Auriga.


charioteer

/ ˌʃæɪəˈɪə /

noun

  1. the driver of a chariot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of charioteer1

First recorded in 1300–50; chariot + -eer; replacing Middle English charietere, from Middle French charetier, equivalent to Old French charete “cart” ( char car 1 + -ete -ette ) + -ier -eer
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Example Sentences

I raised my eyes to get a better view of the charioteer.

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Acting as his charioteer, she saves his life, and Dasharath grants her two boons.

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What the Christians really worshiped and was part of Platonic idea, but it wasn't really, was the charioteer of rationality.

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At another point in the "Iliad," Patroclus kills the Trojan charioteer Cebriones by smashing his face with a stone.

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In its original form, chess was a game of war with pieces representing different military units: horsemen, elephant-riding fighters, charioteers and infantry.

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