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  wheelwright

  noun

  a person whose trade it is to make or repair wheels carriages, etc.
• Wheelwright
  Wheelwright

  noun

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

wheelwright

¹ American  

[hweel-rahyt, weel-] / ˈʰwilˌraɪt, ˈwil- /

noun

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

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Wheelwright ² American  

[hweel-rahyt, weel-] / ˈʰwilˌraɪt, ˈwil- /

noun

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

2. John Brooks, 1897–1940, U.S. poet.

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wheelwright British  

/ ˈwiːlˌraɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of wheelwright

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

Example Sentences

But when Grey Canyon exhibited at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian in 1980, the members found that their modern paintings and abstract art clashed with some people’s stereotypical expectations of Native artists.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

The goal is to install 200 libraries by the end of 2023, and 200 every two years to reach 1,000, Wheelwright said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2022

Twenty-five miles northeast of Boym’s weekend home, in the hamlet of Elizaville, New York, Peter Matthiessen Wheelwright was finding it necessary to finish his second novel.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2022

For four brief months in 1842 she was employed to give piano lessons to three sisters by the name of Wheelwright.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2018

The other members of the company were Mr. and Mrs. Wheelwright and Mr. and Mrs. Herne.

From A California Girl by Eldridge, Edward