wright
gb/ɹˈaɪt/ us/ɹˈaɪt/
C1
English
~ 25200
mesterember, készít, megépít
NOUN
C1
1
mesterember
B2
Usage pattern:
[someone] is a [type of] wright
In medieval times, the village wright fixed carts and farm tools for everyone.
A középkorban a falu mesterembere mindenki szekerét és mezőgazdasági szerszámait megjavította.
A shipwright is a type of wright who designs, builds, and repairs ships.
A hajóács olyan mesterember, aki hajókat tervez, épít és javít.
Her grandfather was a respected wright, known for building strong wooden bridges.
The millwright was the only wright in town who understood the complex machinery.
Old records show that a wright was paid in grain instead of money for building the barn.
Learner examples
The wright made a new wooden door for the house.
A mesterember új faajtót készített a házhoz.
A shipwright is a wright who builds ships.
A hajóács olyan mesterember, aki hajókat épít.
In the story, a poor wright builds a big wagon.
The village wright repaired the farmer’s broken wheel.
His father worked as a wright all his life.
Common mistake:
Learners often confuse “wright” with the homophones “right” and “write”. “Wright” is a noun that means a maker or builder (as in “shipwright”), while “right” usually means correct or the opposite of left, and “write” is the verb for putting words on paper or a screen.
Meaning
craftsperson who makes or builds
Collocations
skilled wright
|local wright
|village wright
|master wright
|a [ship/play] wright by trade
Synonyms
craftsperson (General modern term for someone who makes things with skill; not limited to the traditional, often wooden, trades suggested by “wright”.)
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artisan (Suggests a skilled manual worker, often with a traditional or artistic craft; “wright” is more neutral and job-focused.)
Antonyms
consumer (A consumer uses or buys goods, while a wright is the person who makes or repairs them.)
Themes
work
|craft
|history
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A worker who makes or builds a special kind of thing, shown by the word before “wright”, like in “shipwright” or “playwright”.
A skilled worker or craftsperson who makes, builds, or repairs something, usually shown by a word added before “wright” (for example, a shipwright builds ships and a playwright creates plays).
VERB
C2
ARCHAIC
2
Usage pattern:
to wright [something]
The master agreed to wright a new gate for the manor.
A mester vállalta, hogy új kaput készít a kúriának.
Artisans were called to wright a great hall worthy of the king.
Kézműveseket hívtak, hogy a királyhoz méltó nagytermet építsenek.
They wrighted their own tools from the iron found nearby.
Learner examples
Long ago, people used the verb “wright” to mean make or build.
Régen a „wright” igét a make vagy build jelentésében használták.
The old text says the men wright a bridge over the river.
A régi szöveg szerint a férfiak hidat építenek a folyó fölé.
In this poem, workers wright a fine house for their lord.
Meaning
to make or build (archaic)
Collocations
wright a ship
|wright a house
|wright a fair device
|wright an image
Synonyms
craft (Can also mean to make something with skill; more common in modern English than the verb “wright”.)
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forge (Means to form or create, often with metal or with a sense of great effort; “wright” is more general and archaic.)
Antonyms
destroy (To ruin or break something instead of making or building it.)
Themes
craft
|history
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To make or build something in a careful, skilled way; an old word not used in modern everyday English.
To make, form, or construct something, especially with care and skill; now rare and mainly found in historical or poetic writing.
Grammar
Dictionary form
wright
IPA
GB/ɹˈaɪt/
US/ɹˈaɪt/
Syllables & stress
wright (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (wright)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: wright
- Plural: wrights
Word family
Forms
wrights
noun
Core family
playwright
noun
Related words
playwriting
noun
Advanced or less common
shipwright
noun
wheelwright
noun
Expressions
millwright
1/mˈɪlɚˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
worker who maintains heavy machinery
A worker who builds, installs, and repairs large machines in factories or mills.
Examples
- The company hired a millwright to set up the new production line.
- As a millwright, she spends most of her time maintaining heavy equipment.
playwright
1/plˈeɪɹˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
person who writes plays
A person whose job is to write plays for the theatre.
Examples
- Shakespeare is perhaps the most famous English playwright.
- The young playwright spent years revising her first play before it was performed.
shipwright
1/ʃˈɪpɹˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
person who builds ships
A person whose job is to build or repair ships.
Examples
- The shipwright inspected the hull for damage after the storm.
- As a young man he trained as a shipwright in a busy port city.
wheelwright
1/wˈilɹˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
person who makes wooden wheels
A person, usually in the past, whose job was to make and fix wooden wheels for carts and wagons.
Examples
- In the past, every town needed a wheelwright to keep carts on the road.
- His great-grandfather worked as a wheelwright, making wooden wheels by hand.