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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wright (rīt),USA pronunciation n. - a worker, esp. a constructive worker (used chiefly in combination):a wheelwright; a playwright.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English wryhta, metathetic variant of wyrhta worker; akin to work
Wright (rīt),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Charles, born 1935, U.S. poet.
- Biographical Frances or Fanny, 1795–1852, U.S. abolitionist and social reformer, born in Scotland.
- Biographical Frank Lloyd, 1867–1959, U.S. architect.
- Biographical James, 1927–80, U.S. poet and translator.
- Biographical Joseph (Wright of Derby), 1734–97, English painter.
- Biographical Joseph, 1855–1935, English philologist and lexicographer.
- Biographical Mary Kathryn (Mickey), born 1935, U.S. golfer.
Or•ville (ôr′vil),USA pronunciation 1871–1948, and his brother Wilbur, 1867–1912, U.S. aeronautical inventors.- Biographical Richard, 1908–60, U.S. novelist.
Rus•sel (rus′əl),USA pronunciation 1904–76, U.S. industrial designer.- Biographical Willard Huntington (S. S. Van Dine), 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, critic, and author.
- a male given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wright /raɪt/ n - (now chiefly in combination) a person who creates, builds, or repairs something specified: a playwright, a shipwright
Etymology: Old English wryhta, wyrhta; related to Old Frisian wrichta, Old Saxon, Old High German wurhtio. See work Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Wright /raɪt/ n - Frank Lloyd. 1869–1959, US architect, whose designs include the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo (1916), the Guggenheim Museum, New York (1943), and many private houses. His "organic architecture" sought a close relationship between buildings and their natural surroundings
- Joseph, known as Wright of Derby. 1734–97, British painter, noted for his paintings of industrial and scientific subjects, esp The Orrery (?1765) and The Air Pump (1768)
- Joseph. 1855–1930, British philologist; editor of The English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
- Judith (Arundel). 1915–2000, Australian poet, critic, and conservationist. Her collections of poetry include The Moving Image (1946), Woman to Man (1949), and A Human Pattern (1990)
- Richard. 1908–60, US Black novelist and short-story writer, best known for the novel Native Son (1940)
- Wilbur (1867–1912) and his brother, Orville (1871–1948), US aviation pioneers, who designed and flew the first powered aircraft (1903)
- William, known as Billy. 1924–94, English footballer: winner of 105 caps
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