wheelwright

[hweel-rahyt, weel-]

noun

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

Origin of wheelwright

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

Wheelwright

[hweel-rahyt, weel-]

noun

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

John Brooks,1897–1940, U.S. poet.

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Examples from the Web for wheelwright

Historical Examples of wheelwright

They would have opened a wheelwright's workshop beside some high road.
The Fortune of the Rougons
Emile Zola
But when she gave him the wheelwright's address he sneered and shrugged his shoulders.
Fruitfulness
Emile Zola
His father was a wheelwright and his mother a cook, in service with Count Harrach.
The Standard Oratorios
George P. Upton
It was also a memorable year in the life of Doctor Wheelwright.
Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman
William L. Stone
So with Mrs. Wheelwright—Mr. Syntax was equally a stranger to her.
Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman
William L. Stone

British Dictionary definitions for wheelwright

wheelwright

noun

a person who makes or mends wheels as a trade

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