wheelsman

English

Etymology

From wheel +‎ -s- +‎ man.

Noun

wheelsman (plural wheelsmen)

1. (nautical) helmsman
2. Alternative form of wheelman (“getaway driver”).
   • 1988, Dwight V. Swain, Joye R. Swain, Film Scriptwriting: A Practical Manual, page 103:

     All else lies subordinate to those wild moments of excitement in which, quite possibly, he'll match his skill as a wheelsman against the cops.