Meaning

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

    Near-synonym: wheelsmith

    Wagner, Radmacher, Stellmacher

    колёсный ма́стерkoljósnyj máster, коле́сникkolésnik

    сте́льмахstélʹmax, колісни́кkolisnýk, колоді́йkolodíj

    someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels

Translations

7 languages
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Русский
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person who builds and repairs wheels:
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person who builds and repairs wheels:

Origin

From Middle English whelwryghte; equivalent to wheel + wright.

From Middle English whelwryghte; equivalent to wheel + wright.

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Forms

plural: wheelwrights
Singularwheelwright
Pluralwheelwrights

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels:wheeler

Word family

8 related words

See also

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