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millwrights

millwrights is the plural of millwright.

Meaning of millwright

Noun

millwright (plural millwrights)

  1. (historical) A craftsman who designs, erects, and builds mills and milling machinery.
  2. A tradesperson engaged in the erection of machinery.
    • Thus one dear old character in the millwright's shop would do anything for a pupil or premium, who was prepared to disuss fly-fishing.1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 283

Questions about millwrights

What is millwrights the plural of?
Millwrights is the plural of millwright.

Words near millwrights in the dictionary

  1. millworker
  2. millworkers
  3. millworks
  4. millwright
  5. millwrighting
  6. millwrights
  7. milly
  8. Milman
  9. Milmans
  10. Milmo
  11. Milmos

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