wright
wright Lexical Profile
wright Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A maker, builder, or skilled craftsman, especially one who constructs articles predominantly from wood or metal (now chiefly used in compound words such as playwright, shipwright, or wheelwright).
"The master wright spent months shaping the heavy oak timbers for the historic vessel."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'wright' (a maker or builder, mostly preserved in compounds such as 'playwright' and 'shipwright') with its homophones 'write' (to compose text), 'right' (correct or a direction), and 'rite' (a ceremonial act). Because 'wright' means maker, a 'playwright' is literally a maker of plays rather than a writer of plays.
• Rhymes for wright
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'wyrhta' or 'wrihta' (worker, maker, or builder), derived from the Proto-Germanic root related to 'work' (Old English 'wyrcan').