wright

name

Etymology: English and Scottish occupational surname, from the archaic noun wright (“builder, maker”). Found as the second element of compounds such as Wainwright, Cartwright, etc.

1. A British surname originating as an occupation from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright.

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2. An American surname from French; also a confused anglicization of the French le droit.
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11. A former municipality, now part of Gracefield, Quebec, Canada.
12. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
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noun

Etymology: From Middle English wrighte, wriȝte, wruhte, wurhte, from Old English wyrhta (“worker, maker”), from Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō (as in *wurkijan). Cognate with wrought, dated Dutch wrecht, work.

1. A builder or maker of something.

verb

1. Misspelling of write.