Arkwright, Sir Richard
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishArkwright, Sir RichardSir Richard ArkwrightArk‧wright, Sir Richard /ˈɑːkraɪt $ ˈɑːrk-/ (1732–92) a British factory owner who invented a machine for making cotton into thread, a job that was formerly done by hand. This made him and other factory owners very rich, but it also caused many workers to lose their jobs. → Industrial Revolution, the