housewright
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden housesA person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
Meaning
1 sensesA person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
Origin
From house + wright (“builder”).From house + wright (“builder”).
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Forms
plural: housewrights| Singular | housewright |
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