WHEELMAN


Meaning of WHEELMAN in English

/hweel"meuhn, weel"-/ , n. , pl. wheelmen .

1. Also, wheelsman /hweelz"meuhn, weel"-/ . a helmsman or steersman.

2. a rider of a bicycle, tricycle, or the like.

3. Slang.

a. a driver, esp. a chauffeur: The mobster's wheelman was also his bodyguard.

b. a person who drives the getaway car in a holdup or robbery.

[ 1860-65, Amer.; WHEEL + -MAN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .