wainwright

See also: Wainwright

English

Etymology

From unattested Middle English *waynwrighte, from Old English wæġnwyrhta, corresponding to wain + wright.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈweɪnɹaɪt/

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Noun

wainwright (plural wainwrights)

1. A person who builds and repairs wagons.

Synonyms

• cartwright
• wagonwright

 

Derived terms

• Wainwright

 

Related terms

• wain
• wainman
• wright

 

Translations

maker of wagons

• Bulgarian: колар (bg) m (kolar)
• Danish: vognmager c
• Dutch: wagenmaker (nl) m
• Finnish: vaununtekijä
• German: Wagner (de) m, Stellmacher (de) m, Wagenbauer m, Wagenmacher m, Radmacher m
• Hungarian: bognár (hu), szekérgyártó
• Italian: carradore (it) m
• Macedonian: колар m (kolar)
• Old English: wæġnwyrhta m
• Russian: теле́жник (ru) m (teléžnik), каре́тник (ru) m (karétnik)
• Swedish: vagnsmakare c