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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(chiefly historical) A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones..
Near-synonym: wheelsmith
The wheels are the wright's distinguishing mark of his trade. It is the wheels that separate him off from the craft of carpenter: a wheelwright is equal to any job in the carpenter's craft but a carpenter cannot make a wheel [with commensurate quality and speed]. Percy Wilson [a wheelwright interviewed by the author] confessed that making the body of a Scotch cart—or of any vehicle for that matter—was a much simpler job than making the wheels […]
Use wheelwright when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wheelwright means (chiefly historical) A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones..
Common synonyms include wheelmaker, wheelsmith.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonym: wheelsmith
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