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wright

[rahyt]
–noun
a worker, esp. a constructive worker (used chiefly in combination): a wheelwright; a playwright.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE wryhta, metathetic var. of wyrhta worker; akin to work

Wright

[rahyt]
–noun
1. Charles, born 1935, U.S. poet.
2. Frances or Fanny, 1795–1852, U.S. abolitionist and social reformer, born in Scotland.
3. Frank Lloyd, 1867–1959, U.S. architect.
4. James, 1927–80, U.S. poet and translator.
5. Joseph (Wright of Derby), 1734–97, English painter.
6. Joseph, 1855–1935, English philologist and lexicographer.
7. Mary Kathryn (Mickey), born 1935, U.S. golfer.
8. Or⋅ville [awr-vil] , 1871–1948, and his brother Wilbur, 1867–1912, U.S. aeronautical inventors.
9. Richard, 1908–60, U.S. novelist.
10. Rus⋅sel [ruhs-uhl] , 1904–76, U.S. industrial designer.
11. Willard Huntington (S. S. Van Dine), 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, critic, and author.
12. a male given name.
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wright   (rīt)   
n.  One that constructs or repairs something. Often used in combination: a playwright; a shipwright.

[Middle English, from Old English wryhta; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]
Wright   (rīt)   
Scottish-born American reformer who lectured nationwide on women's rights, birth control, and public education and wrote Views of Society and Manners in America (1823).
Wright, Frank Lloyd 1869-1959.  
American architect whose distinctive style, based on natural forms, had a great influence on the modern movement in architecture. His designs include private homes, the Johnson Wax Company Building in Racine, Wisconsin (1939), and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City (1943-1959).
Wright, James Arlington 1927-1980.  
American poet who won a Pulitzer Prize for his Collected Poems (1971).
Wright, Joseph 1855-1930.  
British lexicographer and philologist who is best known for The English Dialect Dictionary (1905).
Wright, Mary Kathryn Known as "Mickey." Born 1935.  
American golfer who had 82 career wins, including four U.S. Women's Open titles (1958, 1959, 1961, and 1964) and four Ladies Professional Golf Association Championship titles (1958, 1960, 1961, and 1963).
Wright, Orville 1871-1948.  
American aviation pioneer who with his brother Wilbur (1867-1912) invented the airplane. On December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, they made the first controlled, sustained flights in a powered heavier-than-air vehicle.
Wright, Richard 1908-1960.  
American author whose writing explores the oppression suffered by African Americans. His works include the novel Native Son (1940) and the autobiography Black Boy (1945).
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Word Origin & History

wright 
O.E. wryhta "worker," variant of earlier wyhrta, from wyrcan "to work" (see work). Now usually in combinations (wheelwright, playwright, etc.) or as a common surname. Common W.Gmc.; cf. O.S. wurhito, O.Fris. wrichta, O.H.G. wurhto.
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Medical Dictionary

Wright (rīt), Sir Almroth Edward. 1861-1947.

British physician and pathologist who developed (1896) a vaccine against typhoid fever.

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