wheelwright
/wˈilɹˌaɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A comparatively rare English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made wooden wheels.
name
A home rule-class city in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
name
A village in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: wheelsmith"
- "The wheels are the wright's distinguishing mark of his trade. It is the wheels that separate him off from the craft of carpenter: a wheelwright is equal to any job in the carpenter's craft but a carpenter cannot make a wheel [with commensurate quality and speed]. Percy Wilson [a wheelwright interviewed by the author] confessed that making the body of a Scotch cart—or of any vehicle for that matter—was a much simpler job than making the wheels […]"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: whelwryghte