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Grammar : Noun
Spell : rahyt
Phonetic Transcription : raɪt


Definition of wright

Origin :
  • Old English wryhta, wrihta "worker" (Northumbrian wyrchta, Kentish werhta), variant of earlier wyhrta, from wyrcan "to work" (see work). Now usually in combinations (wheelwright, playwright, etc.) or as a common surname. Common West Germanic; cf. Old Saxon wurhito, Old Frisian wrichta, Old High German wurhto.
  • As in craftsman : noun skilled person
  • As in craftsperson : noun person skilled in art
Example sentences :
  • Wright—4-cylinder, water-cooled; 25 horse power; weight 200 pounds.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • It seems they have heard from Wright & Johnson and they're going to fight us.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
  • This interrogatory was the last undergone by Captain Wright.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith
  • There was no "mine" or "thine" in the diction of the Wright brothers; only "we" and "ours."
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • Its president is Mrs. May Wright Sewall, who was one of its founders.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • The responsibility for the later revised edition of 1891-3 is Dr. Wright's.
  • Extract from : « The Facts About Shakespeare » by William Allan Nielson
  • Hampton did as Wright and Munford had done before him—went back to his men.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • "And what's nobody's business is everybody's business," added Mrs. Wright.
  • Extract from : « The Wrong Woman » by Charles D. Stewart
  • The Wright residence may be said to have been located just where the capital R began.
  • Extract from : « The Wrong Woman » by Charles D. Stewart
  • A family by the name of Wright used to keep a stopping place for travelers.
  • Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various

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