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Wright vs Carpenter - What's the difference?

wright | carpenter |

As proper nouns the difference between wright and carpenter

is that wright is from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as cartwright while carpenter is derived from the trade name carpenter.

wright

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) wyrhta, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A builder or creator of something.
    • Derived terms
    * boatwright * cartwright * housewright * millwright * playwright * plowwright, ploughwright * shipwright * wainwright * wheelwright

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dated)

    • carpenter

    English

    (wikipedia carpenter)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.
  • (nautical) A senior rating in ships responsible for all the woodwork onboard; in the days of sail, a warrant officer responsible for the hull, masts, spars and boats of a ship, and whose responsibility was to sound the well to see if the ship was making water.
  • A two-wheeled carriage

    • Synonyms

    * joiner * chippy

    Related terms

    * carpentry (pos n) * The Carpenter

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