Cartwright
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A craftsman who makes carts. historical
"Near-synonyms: (broadly synonymous) wagonwright, waggonwright, wainwright, wagonbuilder, wagonmaker"
- 2 a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons wordnet
- 1 An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made carts. countable
"From 1615 to 1954, when the last squire, Richard Cartwright, and his son were killed in a motor accident, the Cartwrights lived in Aynho Park."
- 2 A placename, from the surname:; A village in Manitoba, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename, from the surname:; A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Wood County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename, from the surname:; A suburb in south-west Sydney in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Just tell Mr Tate that Helen Cartwright is here to see him."
Etymology
From Middle English cartewright, kartwryght, equivalent to cart + wright.
English surname, from the nouns cart + wright (“maker, crafter”). As a Dutch surname, variant of Courtwright. The settlement in Labrador was named by British military officer, entrepreneur and author George Cartwright (1739/1740 – 1819), who established a fish and fur trading business at the location of the settlement.
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