wright
A builder or maker of somethingA builder or maker of something.
» Mr. Wright speaks Japanese like a native speaker.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)A builder or maker of something.
ма́стерmáster, мастери́цаmasteríca, строи́тельstroítelʹ
творе́цьtvorécʹ
- someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
- United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)
- influential United States architect (1869-1959)
- United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)
Examples
14 sentencesMr. Wright speaks Japanese like a native speaker.
Frank Lloyd Wright is arguably America’s best known architect.
Frank Lloyd Wright was one of America's most famous architects.
Mr Wright speaks Japanese as if it were his mother tongue.
ruМистер Райт так говорит по-японски, как будто это его родной язык. — heccele
The Wright brothers succeeded in flying an airplane driven by an engine.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English wrighte, wriȝte, wruhte, wurhte, from Old English wyrhta (“worker, makFrom Middle English wrighte, wriȝte, wruhte, wurhte, from Old English wyrhta (“worker, maker”), from Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō (as in *wurkijan). Related to wrought and work. Cognate with Dutch wrecht (“worker, builder, wright”, archaic).
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Forms
plural: wrightsSynonyms
8 synonyms- United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852):Frances WrightFanny Wright
- influential United States architect (1869-1959):Frank Lloyd Wright
- United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948):Orville Wright
- United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912):Wilbur Wright
- United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960):Richard Wright
- United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939):Willard Huntington WrightS. S. Van Dine