Wheelwright

Quick meaning: Wheelwright is a noun meaning (chiefly historical) A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.

Meaning

(chiefly historical) A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.

Example Sentences

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 […]

Word Forms

• wheelwrights

Synonyms for wheelwright

Depending on context, synonyms include wheelmaker, wheelsmith.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include homeowners, landlords, landowners, proprietors, wright, wheeler.

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