What does "wright" mean?
A builder or maker of something.
Wright
/ɹaɪt/ name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A builder or maker of something.
- Grammar: wright is listed as name, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: ancestors, apprentice, architect, artificer.
- Useful contrasts: amateur, dilettante, novice.
- Usage evidence: The Wright brothers succeeded in flying an airplane driven by an engine.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A builder or maker of something. dated
- 2 someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination) wordnet
Verb
- 1 Misspelling of write. alt-of, dated, misspelling
Proper Noun
- 1 A British surname originating as an occupation from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright. countable, uncountable
"In addition to the report, which the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency are using as evidence to weaken pollution rules, the administration has removed all congressionally mandated climate assessments from federal websites. Energy Sec. Chris Wright said the administration is changing those previously published assessments before they put them back on the web, CNN reported."
- 2 An American surname from French; also a confused anglicization of the French le droit. countable, uncountable
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Okaloosa County, Florida. countable, uncountable
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mahaska County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Carlton County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Schoharie County, New York. countable, uncountable
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Campbell County, Wyoming. countable, uncountable
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships, in Indiana, Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota. countable, uncountable
- 11 A former municipality, now part of Gracefield, Quebec, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 12 A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 13 Places in the Philippines, named after Luke Edward Wright:; A barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines. countable, uncountable
- 14 Places in the Philippines, named after Luke Edward Wright:; Former name of Paranas: a municipality of Samar, Philippines. countable, uncountable
Antonyms
Example
"The Wright brothers succeeded in flying an airplane driven by an engine."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "wright"?
Common synonyms include: ancestors, apprentice, architect, artificer, artisan, artisan.
How do you use "wright" in a sentence?
The Wright brothers succeeded in flying an airplane driven by an engine.
How do you pronounce "wright"?
Pronounced /ɹaɪt/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English wrighte, wriȝte, wruhte, wurhte, from Old English wyrhta (“worker, maker”), from Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō (as in *wurkijan). Cognate with wrought, dated Dutch wrecht, work.
Etymology 2
English and Scottish occupational surname, from the archaic noun wright (“builder, maker”). Found as the second element of compounds such as Wainwright, Cartwright, etc.