wright
noun[C]
old useuk/raɪt/us/raɪt/apersonwho makes orbuildsthings,especiallyout ofwood:
(尤指以木头为原料的)制作者,工匠He was among the first towitnessthedamagewhich theteamsof wrights andcarpentersnowlabouredtorepair.他是第一批见证破坏的人之一,现在工匠和木匠正在努力修复这些破坏。
- Thejuryconsisted of the Provost, the Baylie, threemerchants, asurgeon, acarpenter, agardener, asmith, a wright, asaddler, a maltman and three other men.
- Soon anotherchangecame as wrights andblacksmithsbegantoworklocallyand this wasspeededup by the coming ofindustryattractedby thewaterpowerof the Water of Leith.
- The stone-builtmill,itswright'scottageand one-storeyextensionhave been redesigned.
- She wasmarriedto a wright in Fisherrow.
Building: construction work & workers
- banksman
- blaster
- break groundidiom
- brick
- brick upsomething
- electrician
- erection
- flip
- found
- glazier
- joiner
- refurb
- refurbish
- refurbished
- refurbishment
- renovate
- thatcher
- tiler
- well built
- workman