wright

Noun
Synonyms: WrightWillard Huntington WrightS. S. Van DineRichard WrightWilbur WrightOrville WrightFrank Lloyd WrightFrances WrightFanny Wright

WordNet 3.0

Noun (7)

  1. United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)Synonyms: WrightWillard Huntington WrightS. S. Van Dine
  2. United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)Synonyms: WrightRichard Wright
  3. United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)Synonyms: WrightWilbur Wright
  4. United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)Synonyms: WrightOrville Wright
  5. influential United States architect (1869-1959)Synonyms: WrightFrank Lloyd Wright
  6. United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)Synonyms: WrightFrances WrightFanny Wright
  7. someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Wright \Wright\, n. [OE. wrighte, writhe, AS. wyrtha, fr. wyrcean to work. [root]145. See Work.] One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc. [1913 Webster]

He was a well good wright, a carpenter. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

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