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wainwright

1

[ weyn-rahyt ]

noun

  1. a wagon maker.


Wainwright

2

[ weyn-rahyt ]

noun

  1. Jonathan May·hew [mey, -hyoo], 1883–1953, U.S. general.

wainwright

1

/ ˈweɪnˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a person who makes wagons
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Wainwright

2

/ ˈweɪnˌraɪt /

noun

  1. WainwrightLoudon1946MUSMUSIC: rock singerMUSIC: songwriter Loudon. born 1946, US rock singer and songwriter. His albums include Loudon Wainwright III (1970), Fame and Wealth (1983), Grown Man (1995) and Strange Weirdos (2007)
  2. WainwrightMartha1976FUSMUSIC: rock singerMUSIC: songwriter his daughter, Martha . born 1976, US rock singer and songwriter. Her recordings include the album Martha Wainwright (2005)
  3. WainwrightRufus1973MUSMUSIC: rock singerMUSIC: songwriter his son, Rufus . born 1973, US rock singer and songwriter. His albums include Want One (2003), Want Two (2004) and Release the Stars (2007)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wainwright1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English wǣnwyrhta; wain, wright
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Example Sentences

The book got rave reviews and won him the UK’s Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing.

That’s when Wainwright let Soto see a seventh curve, then watched it splash onto the center field grass.

Wainwright withholds the easy pleasure of revenge, or the noble suffering of a Robin Hood character.

While Wainwright and Neville showed that sticking to what you know may also provide reward.

Teddy Thompson sang This Little Light of Mine and Rufus Wainwright sang Over the Rainbow.

An answer soon came, and an interview with Mr. Wainwright followed.

Mr. Wainwright assumed the office of general manager on the first day of the year.

Mr. Wainwright acted as secretary and I kept the minute book and papers relating to the business of the committee.

Well pleased was Mr. Wainwright to see that statistics took my fancy.

Mr. Wainwright was a man of no ordinary nature, as all who p. 60knew him will admit.

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