wainwright

See also: Wainwright

English

Etymology

From unattested Middle English *waynwrighte, from Old English wæġnwyrhta, corresponding to wain + wright.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweɪnɹaɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

wainwright (plural wainwrights)

1. (historical) A person who builds and repairs wagons.

Synonyms

• cartwright
• wagonwright

Derived terms

• Wainwright

Related terms

• wain
• wainman
• wright

Translations

maker of wagons

Bulgarian: колар (bg) m (kolar) Danish: vognmager c Dutch: wagenmaker (nl) m Finnish: vaununtekijä German: Wagner (de) m, Stellmacher (de) m, Wagenbauer m, Wagenmacher m, Radmacher m Hungarian: bognár (hu), szekérgyártó Italian: carradore (it) m Macedonian: колар m (kolar) Norwegian: Bokmål: vognmaker m Old English: wæġnwyrhta m Polish: stelmach (pl) m Russian: теле́жник (ru) m (teléžnik), каре́тник (ru) m (karétnik) Swedish: vagnsmakare c