Cartwright
noun
Edmund, 1743–1822, English clergyman: inventor of the power-driven loom.
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cartwrightnouna person who makes carts
Cartwright
American
[kahrt-rahyt]
/ ˈkɑrtˌraɪt /
noun
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Edmund, 1743–1822, English clergyman: inventor of the power-driven loom.
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his brother John, 1740–1824, English parliamentary reformer.
Cartwright
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British
/ ˈkɑːtˌraɪt /
noun
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Edmund. 1743–1823, British clergyman, who invented the power loom
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Dame Silvia (née Poulter ). born 1943, New Zealand lawyer. She became a High Court judge in 1993; governor general of New Zealand (2001–06).
cartwright
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British
/ ˈkɑːtˌraɪt /
noun
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Cartwright said the reserve's location was one of its most important features.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Grandpa” David Cartwright, retired MI5 spymaster, is portrayed by the formidable Jonathan Pryce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Matt Cartwright made millions in office,” Castellani said in the ad.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz shows there is genuine movement toward a peace agreement, Cartwright says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
That's what I was doing on the Cartwright farm up on the Panhandle.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
"Uncle Tony" was the blacksmith; "Uncle Harry" was the cartwright; "Uncle Abel" was the shoemaker; and all these had hands to assist them in their several departments.
From My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass
Pista, the cartwright, profited by the moment to approach, and with gay cries and gestures invite her to dance again.
From How Women Love (Soul Analysis) by Max Simon Nordau
Smite thou, Louis Tournay, cartwright of the Marais, old-soldier of the Regiment Dauphiné; smite at that Outer Drawbridge chain, though the fiery hail whistles round thee!
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various
Abonyi ordered, and the cartwright stepped hesitatingly out into the courtyard.
From How Women Love (Soul Analysis) by Max Simon Nordau
In the fourth, he came against his fellow-townsman, Samuel Jameson, a cartwright, considered to be one of the best of his trade in the county.
From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Sidney Gilpin
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