boatwright
boatwright noun: a maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
Noun
boatwright (plural boatwrights)
- A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
- From the early fourteenth century onwards, the hospital employed a cook and his assistant, along with an assortment of hired hands, including a laundress, a palfreyman, a boatwright, a smith and a swineherd.1999, Carole Rawcliffe, Medicine for the Soul
Proper noun capitalized: Boatwright
Boatwright (plural Boatwrights)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Forms of boatwright
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | boatwrights |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Boatwrights |
Origin of boatwright
From Middle English botwright, botwrythe, equivalent to boat + wright.
From boatwright.
Questions about boatwright
- What does boatwright mean?
- Boatwright means a maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
- What part of speech is boatwright?
- Boatwright can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of boatwright?
- The plural of boatwright is boatwrights.
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