charioteer

3 definitions found

charioteer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Charioteer \Char`i*ot*eer"\, n.
     1. One who drives a chariot.
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     2. (Astron.) A constellation. See Auriga, and Wagones.
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  Coachman \Coach"man\, n.; pl. Coachmen.
     1. A man whose business is to drive a coach or carriage.
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     2. (Zool.) A tropical fish of the Atlantic ocean (Dutes  auriga
        ); -- called also charioteer. The name refers to
        a long, lashlike spine of the dorsal fin.
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charioteer - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  charioteer
      n 1: the driver of a chariot
      2: a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere;
         between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way [syn:
         Auriga, Charioteer]