wheeler

wheeler
 n.— «Thinking of the poor guy himself as “the wheeler” as vets in wheel chairs sometimes call themselves, over the phone to let pp know they need accomodation. “Im a wheeler” See?» —“19 Wheeler: Only In The Hometown News” by Clarissa Pinkola Estés The Moderate Voice June 7, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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