English Explanatory Dictionary

wright

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A builder or maker of something.
verb
  1. Misspelling of write.
name
  1. A British surname originating as an occupation from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright.
  2. An American surname from French; also a confused anglicization of the French le droit.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A census-designated place in Okaloosa County, Florida.
  5. An unincorporated community in Mahaska County, Iowa.
  6. An unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas.
  7. A minor city in Carlton County, Minnesota.
  8. A town in Schoharie County, New York.
  9. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
  10. A town in Campbell County, Wyoming.
  11. A number of townships, in Indiana, Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.
  12. A former municipality, now part of Gracefield, Quebec, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ɹaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-wright.wav

Word forms

wright wrights wrought wrighten

Etymology

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.

Derived words

arkwright boatwright bookwright bridgewright candlewright cartwright castlewright cheesewright coachwright fanwright filmwright gemwright ginwright gunwright housewright ironwright leatwright millwright novelwright playwright ploughwright plowwright scenewright shieldwright shipwright smithwright speechwright stagewright steelwright stonewright timberwright treewright waggonwright wagonwright wainwright wheelwright wheelwrighting woodwright Fort Wright Homer-Wright rosette Wright County Wright effect Wright-Giemsa stain Wrightian Wright's beebrush Wrights Creek Wright's stain Wrightstown Wrightsville

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 賴特 /赖特 Russian: Райт
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