wheelwright
pronunciation
How to pronounce wheelwright in British English:
UK [ˈwiːlraɪt]
How to pronounce wheelwright in American English:
US [ ˈwiːlraɪt]
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- Noun:
- someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels
Word Origin
- wheelwright (n.)
- "one who makes or fits wheels," c. 1300 (mid-13c. as a surname), from wheel (n.) + wright (n.).
Example
- 1. Is there no one who 's met a virginia wheelwright ?
- 2. As a student , he was awarded the mit traveling fellowship , and the wheelwright traveling fellowship at harvard .
- 3. The wheelwright had seen at the first glance that the tilbury was a hired vehicle .
- 4. The stableman and the wheelwright replied in concert , with a toss of the head .
- 5. While he was questioning the wheelwright , some people who were passing back and forth halted around them .