waggoner en · NOUN
Etymology
From waggon + -er.
Meanings
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(UK, alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of wagoner.
alt of wagoner
The opposition came from the usual quarters, namely, the stage coach owners and waggoners, and we read that before the construction of the railway, large studs of horses were kept in the town for use in the coaches and carts.
1949 July and August, John A. Birks, Peter Coxon, “The Mansfield & Pinxton Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 227:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| waggoners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |