name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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1
name
Meaning 1
A comparatively rare English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made wooden wheels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A home rule-class city in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 3
A village in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Examples
Near-synonym: wheelsmith
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wheelmaker, wheelsmith
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wright, person
5
noun
Meaning 5
someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wheeler
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wright
History
Etymology
From Middle English whelwryghte; equivalent to wheel + wright.
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
wielmaker
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Albanian:
karrondreqës
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Azerbaijani:
təkərçi
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Belarusian:
колавы майстар
(kólavy majstar)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Bulgarian:
майстор каруцар
(majstor karucar)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Catalan:
ruedero
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Czech:
kolář
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Danish:
hjulmager
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Dutch:
wagenmaker
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Dutch:
wielmaker
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Esperanto:
ĉarfarado
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Esperanto:
veturilfarado
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Estonian:
ratassepp
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Finnish:
vaunuseppä
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Finnish:
pyöräseppä
— person who builds and repairs wheels
French:
charron
— person who builds and repairs wheels
German:
Wagner
— person who builds and repairs wheels
German:
Radmacher
— person who builds and repairs wheels
German:
Stellmacher
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Greek:
τροχοτεχνίτης
(trochotechnítis)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Greek:
τροχοποιός
(trochopoiós)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Greek:
ροδάς
(rodás)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Greek:
αμαξουργός
(amaxourgós)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Ancient Greek:
κυκλεύς
(kukleús)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Hungarian:
bognár
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Hungarian:
kerékgyártó
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Ingrian:
ratasmaasteri
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Irish:
rothadóir
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Italian:
carradore
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Italian:
carrettaio
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Japanese:
車大工
(kurumadaiku)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Kashubian:
kòłodzéj
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Latin:
rotārius
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Latin:
rotāria
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Latvian:
ratnieks
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Lithuanian:
račius
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Luxembourgish:
Woner
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Norman:
charron
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Norwegian Bokmål:
hjulmaker
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Polish:
kołodziej
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Romanian:
caretaș
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Romanian:
rotar
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Russian:
колёсный ма́стер
(koljósnyj máster)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Russian:
коле́сник
(kolésnik)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Sanskrit:
सूत
(sūta)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Scottish Gaelic:
rothadair
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Scottish Gaelic:
roithlear
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Scottish Gaelic:
saor-chuidhleachan
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Serbo-Croatian:
kolar
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Serbo-Croatian:
kolesar
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Sicilian:
carritteri
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Slovak:
kolár
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Slovene:
kolár
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Lower Sorbian:
kołoźej
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Upper Sorbian:
kołodźej
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Spanish:
ruedero
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Swedish:
hjulmakare
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Ukrainian:
сте́льмах
(stélʹmax)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Ukrainian:
колісни́к
(kolisnýk)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Ukrainian:
колоді́й
(kolodíj)
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Vilamovian:
kołodźej
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Vilamovian:
roder
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Vilamovian:
rodmaher
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Volapük:
vabel
— person who builds and repairs wheels
Welsh:
saer troliau
— person who builds and repairs wheels