1. plural of wainwright; people who build or repair wagons and carts
Usage: historical; archaic

Examples

• The village had several skilled wainwrights who crafted sturdy farm wagons.
• In medieval times, wainwrights were essential craftsmen in rural communities.
• The old wainwrights used traditional woodworking techniques passed down through generations.
• Modern machinery has largely replaced the work once done by wainwrights.
• The museum display showed tools used by 18th-century wainwrights.
• Few wainwrights remain today, as their trade became obsolete with industrialization.