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wheelwright

wheel·wright
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hweel-rahyt, weel-]
    • /ˈʰwilˌraɪt, ˈwil-/
    • /ˈwiːlraɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hweel-rahyt, weel-]
    • /ˈʰwilˌraɪt, ˈwil-/

Definitions of wheelwright word

  • noun wheelwright John, 1592?–1679, English clergyman in America. 1
  • noun wheelwright John Brooks, 1897–1940, U.S. poet. 1
  • noun wheelwright A person who makes or repairs wooden wheels. 1
  • noun wheelwright cartwright: maker of wheels 1
  • countable noun wheelwright A wheelwright is someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels and other wooden things such as carts, carriages, and gates. 0
  • noun wheelwright a person who makes or mends wheels as a trade 0

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Origin of wheelwright

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at wheel, wright

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Parts of speech for Wheelwright

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wheelwright popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

wheelwright usage trend in Literature

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