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CHARIOTEER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way
Synonyms:
Auriga; Charioteer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Meronyms (members of "Charioteer"):
Capella (the brightest star in Auriga)
Epsilon Aurigae (the largest known star)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The driver of a chariot
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("charioteer" is a kind of...):
driver (someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle)
Derivation:
chariot (a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage)
chariot (a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome)
chariot (ride in a chariot)
chariot (transport in a chariot)
