wright

See also Wright

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹaɪt/
• Rhymes: -aɪt
• Homophones: right, rite, write

Etymology 1

Old English wyrhta, from West Germanic *wurhtjo (as in Proto-Germanic *wurkijanan), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work”) (English work). Cognate with English wrought.

Noun

wright (plural wrights)

1. (obsolete) A builder or creator of something.

Derived terms

boatwright cartwright millwright

playwright plowwright, ploughwright shipwright

wainwright wheelwright

Etymology 2

Verb

wright (third-person singular simple present wrights, present participle wrighting, simple past and past participle wrighted)

1. (dated) Common misspelling of write.