wheelwright

[ hweel-rahyt, weel- ]

noun
  1. a person whose trade it is to make or repair wheels, wheeled carriages, etc.

Origin of wheelwright

1
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at wheel, wright

Words Nearby wheelwright

Other definitions for Wheelwright (2 of 2)

Wheelwright
[ hweel-rahyt, weel- ]

noun
  1. John, 1592?–1679, English clergyman in America.

  2. John Brooks, 1897–1940, U.S. poet.

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How to use wheelwright in a sentence

  • In Cuba’s capital, the former wheelwright “saw the small embankment on the bay there, where the people sat under the palms, enjoying the breezes.”

  • The wheelwright fells trees "with the gleaming iron," iron being a synonym for axe and for knife.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
  • At the supper table he was given the seat of honor, Mrs. wheelwright being on his right and Stella on his left.

    A California Girl | Edward Eldridge
  • Almost covered by the wood stores of a wheelwright is a doorway with carved spandrils, and a label ending in sculptured heads.

  • Dolly Winthrop, the wife of the jolly wheelwright who makes one of the company at the "Rainbow," is no less admirable.

    George Eliot | Mathilde Blind

British Dictionary definitions for wheelwright

wheelwright

/ (ˈwiːlˌraɪt) /


noun
  1. a person who makes or mends wheels as a trade

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