Wright

Morpheme

Wright

Type

free base

Denotation

worker, maker, builder

Etymology

Middle English wrighte, wriȝte, wruhte, wurhte; Old English wryhta, wrihta, wyrhta

Evidence

arkwright, boatwright, bookwright, candlewright, cartwright, castlewright, cheesewright, coachwright, fanwright, filmwright, gemwright, ginwright, gunwright, housewright, leatwright, millwright, novelwright, playwright, ploughwright, plowwright, scenewright, shieldwright, shipwright, smithwright, speechwright, stagewright, stonewright, timberwright, treewright, waggonwright, wagonwright, wainwright, wheelwright, woodwright, wright, wrights

Notes

homophone of Right, Rite, and Write

See Also

Work, Wrought