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Wright

UK/ɹaɪt/ US/ˈraɪt/ fairly common

noun

1.

United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

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2.

United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)

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3.

United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)

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4.

United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)

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5.

influential United States architect (1869-1959)

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6.

United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)

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7.

someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)

Origin

From Middle English wrighte, wriȝte, wruhte, wurhte, from Old English wyrhta (“worker, maker”), from Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō (as in *wurkijan). Related to wrought and work. Cognate with Dutch wrecht (“worker, builder, wright”, archaic).

Phrases

  • Fort Wright
  • Homer-Wright rosette
  • Wright County
  • Wright effect
  • Wright's beebrush
  • Wright's stain
  • Wright-Giemsa stain
  • Wrights Creek

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