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wright¹

  • /ɹaɪt/

Sounds like right, rite, write, Wright · Rhymes with -aɪt

Where it comes from

From Middle English wrighte, wriȝte, wruhte, wurhte, from Old English wyrhta (“worker, maker”), from Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō (as in *wurkijan). Related to wrought and work. Cognate with Dutch wrecht (“worker, builder, wright”, archaic).

noun wrights

  1. dated A builder or maker of something.

wright²

  • /ɹaɪt/

Sounds like right, rite, write, Wright · Rhymes with -aɪt

verb wrights · wrought · wrighten

  1. dated, misspelling Misspelling of write.write

Wright³

  • /ɹaɪt/

Sounds like right, rite, write, wright · Rhymes with -aɪt

Where it comes from

English and Scottish occupational surname, from the archaic noun wright (“builder, maker”). Found as the second element of compounds such as Wainwright, Cartwright, etc.

proper noun Wrights

  1. countable, uncountable A British surname originating as an occupation from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright. In addition to the report, which the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency are using as evidence to weaken pollution rules, the administration has removed all congressionally mandated climate assessments from federal websites. Energy Sec. Chris Wright said the administration is ch
  2. countable, uncountable An American surname from French; also a confused anglicization of the French le droit.
  3. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Okaloosa County, Florida.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Mahaska County, Iowa.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas.
  6. countable, uncountable A minor city in Carlton County, Minnesota.
  7. countable, uncountable A town in Schoharie County, New York.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
  9. countable, uncountable A town in Campbell County, Wyoming.
  10. countable, uncountable A number of townships, in Indiana, Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.
  11. countable, uncountable A former municipality, now part of Gracefield, Quebec, Canada.
  12. countable, uncountable A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  13. countable, uncountable A barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines.
  14. countable, uncountable Former name of Paranas: a municipality of Samar, Philippines.

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