Wright Definition
rīt
noun
A person who makes, constructs, or repairs.
Wheelwright, shipwright.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Wilbur Wright
- S. S. Van Dine
- Willard Huntington Wright
- richard wright
- Orville Wright
- frank lloyd wright
- Fanny Wright
- frances wright
- wheelwright
- shipwright
pronoun
A British occupational surname from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright.
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verb
(dated) Common misspelling of write.
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Other Word Forms of Wright
Noun
Singular:
wright
Plural:
wrightsOrigin of Wright
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From Old English wyrhta, from West Germanic *wurhtjo (as in Proto-Germanic *wurkijanÄ…), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work") (English work). Cognate with English wrought.
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Middle English from Old English wryhta werg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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