wainwright

/ˈweɪnɹaɪt/

wainwright means an English surname originating as an occupation.

wainwright is pronounced /ˈweɪnɹaɪt/.

Etymology

From Old English wægnwyrhta, equivalent to wain (“large wagon for farm use”) + wright (“worker; maker”). The Canadian town is named after William Wainwright, the second vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway along which the town was built.

name

An English surname originating as an occupation
A municipal district (Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61) and town therein, in Alberta, Canada.
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in North Slope Borough, Alaska.
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Milton Township, Jackson County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Warwick Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States:; A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.

noun

A person who builds and repairs wagons.
Any of the 214 fells (hills and mountains) described in A. Wainwright's Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells (1955–1966), often visited as a form of peak bagging.

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Words closest in meaning

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wagonsmith 78% match — A maker of wagons, wainwright. vs wainwright →
wainman 78% match — A wagoner. vs wainwright →
wheelwright 76% match — A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones. vs wainwright →
wagonbuilder 73% match — A craftsman who builds wagons or a manufacturer of wagons. vs wainwright →
wagonmaker 71% match — A craftsman who makes wagons or a manufacturer of wagons. vs wainwright →
wagonman 69% match — A male wagoner. vs wainwright →
wheeler 68% match — A wheelwright, a wheelmaker. vs wainwright →
wagonworks 67% match — A place where wagons are constructed. vs wainwright →