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Wright

One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc.

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Artificer 76% connected

An artistic worker; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind, as a silversmith.

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Artisan 76% connected

One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist.

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Cartwright 76% connected

An artificer who makes carts; a cart maker.

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Millwright 76% connected

A mechanic whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up their machinery.

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Ploughwright 76% connected

One who makes or repairs plows.

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Plowwright 76% connected

Alt. of Ploughwright

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Shipbuilder 76% connected

A person whose occupation is to construct ships and other vessels; a naval architect; a shipwright.

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Shipwright 76% connected

One whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of ships or other vessels.

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Wagonwright 76% connected

One who makes wagons.

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Wainwright 76% connected

Same as Wagonwright.

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Wheeler 76% connected

One who wheels, or turns.

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Wheelwright 76% connected

A man whose occupation is to make or repair wheels and wheeled vehicles, as carts, wagons, and the like.

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