wright

wright

noun \ˈrīt\

Definition of WRIGHT

: a worker skilled in the manufacture especially of wooden objects —usually used in combination <shipwright> <wheelwright>

Origin of WRIGHT

Middle English, from Old English wyrhta, wryhta worker, maker; akin to Old English weorc work — more at work

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

Rhymes with WRIGHT

bight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, dite, fight, flight, fright, height, hight, kite, knight, krait, kyte, light, lite, might, mite, night, plight, quite, right, rite, sight, site, sleight, slight, smite, spite, sprite, tight, trite, white, wight, wite, write