noun
- a person who constructs or creates something (especially used in combination)
Usage: often used in compound words
Examples
- The shipwright carefully examined the vessel’s hull for damage.
- A wheelwright was essential in every colonial town.
- The playwright spent months perfecting the final act.
- Medieval wrights were highly skilled craftsmen.
- The cartwright repaired wagon wheels for traveling merchants.
- She apprenticed under a master wright to learn the trade.