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wright.

A builder or maker of something.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹaɪt/
  1. A builder or maker of something.

    dated
Where this word comes from

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).

verb/ɹaɪt/
  1. Misspelling of write.

    alt-of · dated · misspelling
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