wheelwright

[ hweel-rahyt, weel- ]

/ ˈʰwilˌraɪt, ˈwil- /

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noun

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

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Origin of wheelwright

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

Words nearby wheelwright

wheels within wheels, wheel trim, wheel window, wheel wobble, wheelwork, wheelwright, wheen, wheesh, wheeze, wheezy, whelk

Other definitions for wheelwright (2 of 2)

Wheelwright

[ hweel-rahyt, weel- ]

/ ˈʰwilˌraɪt, ˈwil- /

noun

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

John Brooks, 1897–1940, U.S. poet.

How to use wheelwright in a sentence

The wheelwright fells trees "with the gleaming iron," iron being a synonym for axe and for knife.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
At the supper table he was given the seat of honor, Mrs. Wheelwright being on his right and Stella on his left.
A California Girl|Edward Eldridge
Almost covered by the wood stores of a wheelwright is a doorway with carved spandrils, and a label ending in sculptured heads.
Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea.|Anonymous
Dolly Winthrop, the wife of the jolly wheelwright who makes one of the company at the "Rainbow," is no less admirable.
George Eliot|Mathilde Blind

There was a shoemaker—two of them—a tailor or two, a blacksmith, a wheelwright.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for wheelwright

wheelwright

/ (ˈwiːlˌraɪt) /

noun

a person who makes or mends wheels as a trade

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