About The Word Wright
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Wright
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What's The Definition Of Wright?
[n] someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
[n] United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852) [n] influential United States architect (1869-1959) [n] United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948) [n] United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912) [n] United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960) [n] United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) Synonyms | Synonyms for Wright: Fanny Wright | Frances Wright | Frank Lloyd Wright | Orville Wright | Richard Wright | S. S. Van Dine | Wilbur Wright | Willard Huntington Wright Related Terms | Find terms related to Wright: See Also | architect | artificer | artisan | author | cartwright | craftsman | designer | discoverer | feminist | inventor | journeyman | libber | millwright | ploughwright | plowwright | ship builder | shipwright | waggonwright | wagonwright | wainwright | wheeler | wheelwright | women's liberationist | women's rightist | writer Wright In Webster's Dictionary \Wright\, n. [OE. wrighte, writhe, AS. wyrtha, fr.
wyrcean to work. [root]145. See {Work}.]
One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business;
an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a
worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in
millwright, wheelwright, etc.
He was a well good wright, a carpenter. --Chaucer.
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