Meaning & use
Wright
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A worker who builds or repairs something, especially by hand; a craftsman.
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The village wright repaired wagon wheels and farm tools for the local community.
He trained as a wright, learning to shape wood and metal into working machines.
A note on using this word
Now used mainly in combined forms like "wheelwright," "shipwright," and "playwright," though it once stood alone as a common occupational term.
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