WRIGHT

Pronunciation (US):

• WRIGHT (noun)
  The noun WRIGHT has 7 senses:

1. United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
2. United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)
3. United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)
4. United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)
5. influential United States architect (1869-1959)
6. United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)
7. someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)

  Familiarity information: WRIGHT used as a noun is common.

• WRIGHT (noun)

Meaning:

United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

S. S. Van Dine; Willard Huntington Wright; Wright

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Meaning:

United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Richard Wright; Wright

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Meaning:

United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Wilbur Wright; Wright

Instance hypernyms:

artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)

Meaning:

United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Orville Wright; Wright

Instance hypernyms:

artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)

Meaning:

Influential United States architect (1869-1959)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Frank Lloyd Wright; Wright

Instance hypernyms:

architect; designer (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))

Meaning:

United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Fanny Wright; Frances Wright; Wright

Instance hypernyms:

feminist; libber; women's liberationist; women's rightist (a supporter of feminism)

Meaning:

Someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("wright" is a kind of...):

artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wright"):

cartwright (a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons)

millwright (a workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery)

ploughwright; plowwright (a workman who makes and repairs plows)

ship builder; shipbuilder; shipwright (a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels)

waggonwright; wagonwright; wainwright (a wagon maker)

wheeler; wheelwright (someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels)