[syn: Wright, Frances Wright, Fanny Wright]
7. someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Wright
n 1: United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) [syn:
Wright, Willard Huntington Wright, S. S. Van Dine]
2: United States writer whose work is concerned with the
oppression of African Americans (1908-1960) [syn: Wright,
Richard Wright]
3: United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville
Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912) [syn: Wright,
Wilbur Wright]
4: United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur
Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948) [syn: Wright,
Orville Wright]
5: influential United States architect (1869-1959) [syn:
Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright]
6: United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)
[syn: Wright, Frances Wright, Fanny Wright]
7: someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in
combination)
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "wright":
ancestors, apprentice, architect, artificer, artisan, artist,
author, begetter, beginner, builder, conceiver, constructor,
craftsman, craftswoman, creator, designer, deviser, discoverer,
effector, engenderer, engineer, executor, executrix, father,
founder, generator, grower, handicraftsman, inaugurator,
industrialist, initiator, instigator, institutor, introducer,
inventor, journeyman, maker, manufacturer, master,
master carpenter, master craftsman, mechanic, mother, organizer,
originator, past master, planner, playwright, precursor, prentice,
prime mover, producer, raiser, realizer, scenewright, shaper,
shipwright, sire, smith, technician, wagonwright, wheelwright
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Wright -- U.S. County in Iowa
Population (2000): 14334
Housing Units (2000): 6559
Land area (2000): 580.722878 sq. miles (1504.065286 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.816264 sq. miles (4.704103 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 582.539142 sq. miles (1508.769389 sq. km)
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 42.729717 N, 93.750180 W
Headwords:
Wright
Wright, IA
Wright County
Wright County, IA
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Wright -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000): 17955
Housing Units (2000): 7957
Land area (2000): 682.125963 sq. miles (1766.698058 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.054945 sq. miles (2.732295 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 683.180908 sq. miles (1769.430353 sq. km)
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 37.227226 N, 92.468021 W
Headwords:
Wright
Wright, MO
Wright County
Wright County, MO
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Wright -- U.S. County in Minnesota
Population (2000): 89986
Housing Units (2000): 34355
Land area (2000): 660.754275 sq. miles (1711.345644 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 53.634782 sq. miles (138.913443 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 714.389057 sq. miles (1850.259087 sq. km)
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 45.188927 N, 93.915814 W
Headwords:
Wright
Wright, MN
Wright County
Wright County, MN
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Wright, WY -- U.S. town in Wyoming
Population (2000): 1347
Housing Units (2000): 544
Land area (2000): 2.748952 sq. miles (7.119752 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.748952 sq. miles (7.119752 sq. km)
FIPS code: 85015
Located within: Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location: 43.754988 N, 105.490691 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 82732
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Wright, WY
Wright
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Wright, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida
Population (2000): 21697
Housing Units (2000): 10004
Land area (2000): 5.469406 sq. miles (14.165696 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.068969 sq. miles (0.178630 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.538375 sq. miles (14.344326 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78800
Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location: 30.446373 N, 86.635420 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Wright, FL
Wright
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Ohio
Population (2000): 6656
Housing Units (2000): 2096
Land area (2000): 11.693277 sq. miles (30.285447 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.087239 sq. miles (0.225949 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 11.780516 sq. miles (30.511396 sq. km)
FIPS code: 86660
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 39.798708 N, 84.083988 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Wright-Patterson AFB
Wright, OH
Wright
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Wright, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 93
Housing Units (2000): 44
Land area (2000): 1.548659 sq. miles (4.011009 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.548659 sq. miles (4.011009 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71824
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 46.672033 N, 93.006866 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 55798
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Wright, MN
Wright