four-wheeler

noun

four-wheel·​er ˈfȯr-ˌ(h)wē-lər How to pronounce four-wheeler (audio)
: a vehicle with four wheels

Examples of four-wheeler in a Sentence

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Cunningham learned to ride horses and drove four-wheelers to the family's grain silos. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025 An initial investigation reportedly found that the 12-year-old, who had been driving the four-wheeler — with three passengers ages 10, 6 and 4 — did not stop at the intersection, despite there being a stop sign, and collided with a car, per the outlets. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 June 2025 Funds raised through the program include support for the state’s range rider program, where riders on horseback or four-wheelers patrol livestock areas and haze wolves as necessary. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 12 June 2025 During his WrestleMania 41 appearance, the WWE Hall of Famer made a memorable entrance on a four-wheeler, which unfortunately resulted in a minor collision with the ringside barricade. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for four-wheeler

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of four-wheeler was in 1846

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“Four-wheeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-wheeler. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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