wheelwright
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈwiːlraɪt/
- Archaic
:
carpintero de ruedas
- The wheelwright at the fort had fashioned a sleigh from a light wagon in which to haul supplies while the snow was deep.
- wheelwright shop
- blacksmiths and wheelwrights
Examples
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Some work at cheese factories and sawmills, some make caskets, while others are wheelwrights, bakers, harness makers, teachers, and preachers.
Academic text (2004) -
Name's Wheelwright, a wheelwright's a guy who builds wheels.
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Isaiah lived in Briarfield, Alabama, and Henry worked as a wheelwright in Atlanta.
Academic text (2008) -
Today, wheels are produced by wheelwrights for vehicles used in Colonial Williamsburg.
Academic text (1995) -
Jews are tinsmiths, blacksmiths, cobblers, tailors, wheelwrights, barrel makers, butchers, and bakers.
Fiction book (1999) -
Located on a major road through the county, it supported many skilled laborers, including blacksmiths, cobblers, and seamstresses, and thriving businesses: general stores, a post office, a cabinetmaking shop, a wheelwright, a tavern, and a stagecoach stand.
Academic text (2005) -
The village wheelwright repairs wooden wheels for the local carts and wagons.
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In the past, every town had a skilled wheelwright who built and maintained wheels for transportation.
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He trained as a wheelwright, learning to craft durable wheels for horse-drawn vehicles.
Synonyms
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9.9
A person who makes and fixes wooden wheels for carts or wagons
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Etymology
Wheelwright comes from the words wheel and wright, where wright means 'maker' or 'worker', as in shipwright. So a wheelwright is a person who makes and repairs wheels for carts and wagons.