stern-wheeler sternwheeler • stern window · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · stern-wheeler · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern. Synonyms: sternwheeler. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077