wright
a worker, especially a constructive worker (used chiefly in combination): a wheelwright; a playwright.
Origin of wright
1Words that may be confused with wright
Other definitions for Wright (2 of 2)
Charles, born 1935, U.S. poet.
Frances or Fanny, 1795–1852, U.S. abolitionist and social reformer, born in Scotland.
Frank Lloyd, 1867–1959, U.S. architect.
James, 1927–80, U.S. poet and translator.
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–97, English painter.
Joseph, 1855–1935, English philologist and lexicographer.
Mary Kathryn "Mickey", born 1935, U.S. golfer.
Or·ville [awr-vil], /ˈɔr vɪl/, 1871–1948, and his brother Wilbur, 1867–1912, U.S. aeronautical inventors.
Richard, 1908–60, U.S. novelist.
Rus·sel [ruhs-uhl], /ˈrʌs əl/, 1904–76, U.S. industrial designer.
Willard Huntington S. S. Van Dine, 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, critic, and author.
a male given name.
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How to use wright in a sentence
But to come back to my story, Charles wright was a good-looking, smooth-faced fellow of twenty, and had a good turn for business.
Walter Sherwood's Probation | Horatio Alger
British Dictionary definitions for wright (1 of 2)
/ (raɪt) /
(now chiefly in combination) a person who creates, builds, or repairs something specified: a playwright; a shipwright
Origin of wright
1British Dictionary definitions for Wright (2 of 2)
/ (raɪt) /
Frank Lloyd. 1869–1959, US architect, whose designs include the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo (1916), the Guggenheim Museum, New York (1943), and many private houses. His "organic architecture" sought a close relationship between buildings and their natural surroundings
Joseph, known as Wright of Derby . 1734–97, British painter, noted for his paintings of industrial and scientific subjects, esp The Orrery (?1765) and The Air Pump (1768)
Joseph. 1855–1930, British philologist; editor of The English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
Judith (Arundel). 1915–2000, Australian poet, critic, and conservationist. Her collections of poetry include The Moving Image (1946), Woman to Man (1949), and A Human Pattern (1990)
Richard. 1908–60, US Black novelist and short-story writer, best known for the novel Native Son (1940)
Wilbur (1867–1912) and his brother, Orville (1871–1948), US aviation pioneers, who designed and flew the first powered aircraft (1903)
William, known as Billy . 1924–94, English footballer: winner of 105 caps
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