wagoneer
Freight wagon operator
A wagoneer is someone who drives a wagon, especially as an occupation.
The term belongs to an earlier era when horse-drawn wagons were primary transport for goods and people: The wagoneer guided his team through the mountain pass.
Now largely historical, it appears in period writing and place names.
Early explorer or settler
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- homesteaderOne who settles wilderness land
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- frontiersmanSettler of wild borders
westward · prairie · wilderness · territory · gold-rush · expedition · scout · pathfinder
Professional cargo driver
- freighterVessel for transporting goods
- muleteerDriver of pack animals
- coachmanHorse-drawn carriage operator
- droverOne who moves livestock
hauler · reins · whip · oxen · mules · horses · harness · traces
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- homesteaderOne who settles wilderness land
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
frontiersman · westward · prairie · wilderness · territory · gold-rush · expedition · scout · pathfinder · surveyor
teamster
Professional cargo driver
- freighterVessel for transporting goods
- muleteerDriver of pack animals
- coachmanHorse-drawn carriage operator
drover · hauler · reins · whip · oxen · mules · horses · harness · traces · yoke
stagecoach
Horse-drawn route vehicle
buckboard · dray · buggy · oxcart · surrey · tumbrel · sled · sleigh · barouche · landau
freight
Goods being transported
peddler · provisioner · supplies · commerce · overland · route · depot · delivery · transport · haul
- soldiersinfantryman, private, grenadier, grenadiers, fusilier
wagoneerpedestrian
One traveling afoot
passenger · sailor · aviator · pilot · ship captain
wagoneerstorekeeper
Retail business operator
innkeeper · settler · homesteader · farmer · shopkeeper