charioteer

English

Alternative forms

(noun): charioter

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English charioter, from Old French charioteur (“charioteer”) and charretier (“coachman”). By surface analysis, chariot +‎ -eer.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃɛ.ɹi.əˈtɪɹ/
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ), -ɪɹ

Noun

charioteer (plural charioteers)

A person who drives a chariot.

Derived terms

Translations

person who drives a chariot

Bulgarian: колесничар m (kolesničar)
Catalan: cotxer (ca) m, auriga m
Coptic: ⲏⲛⲓⲟⲭⲟⲥ (ēniokhos)
Czech: vozataj (cs) m
Dutch: wagenmenner (nl) m
Finnish: sotavaunujen ajaja
French: aurige (fr) m
Galician: cocheiro (gl) m, auriga (gl) m
Greek:
Ancient: ἡνίοχος m (hēníokhos), ἱππότης m (hippótēs)
Hindi: सारथी (hi) f (sārthī)
Indonesian: kusir (id)
Irish: carbadóir m
Latin: aurīga m, essedārius m (a gladiator charioteer)
Malayalam: സാരഥി (ml) (sārathi)
Old English: wæġnere m
Polish: kierowca rydwanu m, woźnica (pl) m, furman (pl) m, wozak m
Russian: возни́чий (ru) m (vozníčij)
Spanish: cochero (es) m, auriga (es) m
Tamil: தேரோட்டி (ta) (tērōṭṭi)
Telugu: సారధి (te) (sāradhi)

Verb

charioteer (third-person singular simple present charioteers, present participle charioteering, simple past and past participle charioteered)

(intransitive) To drive a chariot.
(transitive) To drive someone in a chariot.