wheelwright

¹

[ hweel-rahyt, weel- ]

noun

1. a person whose trade it is to make or repair wheels, wheeled wheel carriages, etc.

Wheelwright

²

[ hweel-rahyt, weel- ]

noun

1. John, 1592?–1679, English clergyman in America.
2. John Brooks, 1897–1940, U.S. poet.

wheelwright

/ ˈwiːlˌraɪt /

noun

1. a person who makes or mends wheels as a trade

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheelwright¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; wheel, wright

Example Sentences

A teenage girl is hoping to enter the male-dominated ranks of the wheelwrights - specialist craft workers who make wooden wheels.

From BBC

In addition to more than 60 vehicles on display — including buggies, sleighs and wagons — there is a one-room schoolhouse and a wheelwright/blacksmith shop that give visitors a glimpse into the past.

From Seattle Times

There was also an MBE for Gregory Rowland, a master wheelwright in southwest England who helps keep an ancient craft alive — and repairs the queen’s royal carriages.

From Seattle Times

The site overlooks a pond and includes a sawmill, wheelwright and blacksmith shop, along with a two-story house.

From Washington Post

Those up for auction were the field hands, carpenters, wheelwrights, plowmen, rice and cotton pickers, cooks, women, children, infants, lame, blind, aged, unsound, parents, lovers, and siblings.

From Washington Post