wainwright
/ˈweɪnɹaɪt/
wainwright noun: a person who builds and repairs wagons.
Noun (1)
wainwright (plural wainwrights)
- A person who builds and repairs wagons.
- Synonyms:
- cartwright, wagonwright
Proper noun capitalized: Wainwright
Wainwright
- An English surname originating as an occupation
- A municipal district (Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61) and town therein, in Alberta, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama.
- A minor city in North Slope Borough, Alaska.
- An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Milton Township, Jackson County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Warwick Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
- A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
Noun (2) capitalized: Wainwright
Wainwright (plural Wainwrights)
- Any of the 214 fells (hills and mountains) described in A. Wainwright's Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells (1955–1966), often visited as a form of peak bagging.
wainwright meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
wainwright in Hindi
- वेनराईट, वैनराईट
wainwright in Tamil
- வெய்ன்ரைட்
wainwright in Marathi
- वेनराइट, वेनराईट, वैनराईट
wainwright in Bengali
- ওয়েনরাইট
More languagesFewer languages
- wainwright in Telugu
- వెయిన్రైట్
- wainwright in Malayalam
- വെയ്ൻറൈറ്റ്, വെയ്ന്രൈറ്റ്
- wainwright in Punjabi
- ਵੈਨਰਾਈਟ, ਵਾਇਨਰਾਇਟ
- wainwright in Gujarati
- વેઇનરાઈટ, વેઇનરાઇટ, વેનરાઈટ
- wainwright in Odia
- ୱେନରାଇଟ, ୱେନରାଇଟ୍, ୱେଇନରାଇଟ
- wainwright in Nepali
- वेनराइट, वेनराईट
Synonyms of wainwright
Forms of wainwright
| plural | wainwrights |
|---|---|
| plural | Wainwrights |
Origin of wainwright
From unattested Middle English *waynwrighte, from Old English wæġnwyrhta, corresponding to wain + wright.
From Old English wægnwyrhta, equivalent to wain (“large wagon for farm use”) + wright (“worker; maker”). The Canadian town is named after William Wainwright, the second vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway along which the town was built.
Questions about wainwright
- What does wainwright mean?
- Wainwright means a person who builds and repairs wagons.
- What is wainwright in Hindi?
- Wainwright in Hindi is वेनराईट, वैनराईट. See Wainwright meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is wainwright?
- Wainwright can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce wainwright?
- Wainwright is pronounced /ˈweɪnɹaɪt/.
- What is the plural of wainwright?
- The plural of wainwright is wainwrights.
Words near wainwright in the dictionary
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