John, 1592?–1679, English clergyman in America.
John Brooks, 1897–1940, U.S. poet.
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at wheel, wright
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Mr Garner, 47, said the job of a wheelwright had developed over hundreds of years.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
There was also an MBE for Gregory Rowland, a master wheelwright in southwest England who helps keep an ancient craft alive — and repairs the queen’s royal carriages.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
The site overlooks a pond and includes a sawmill, wheelwright and blacksmith shop, along with a two-story house.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2021
The company, started by a wheelwright and a coachbuilder, began making stagecoaches in Concord in 1826 and eventually dominated the high-end trade for horse-pulled transportation.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 26, 2019
A wheelwright and his helper squat in their dark room hammering spokes into a hub.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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
“People feel cared for, they feel thought of,” Wheelwright said of the feedback they have received from those inside prisons.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2022
Wheelwright wanted it fast and with high-quality windows and doors, an angled ceiling and bead-board paneling instead of Sheetrock.
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
Duval was laying back in fourth place on the outside, being half a length in front of Flamma, which had passed Sonada and Wheelwright.
From History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 by O'Connor, John Lawrence
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