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wheelwright

noun
wheel·​wright | \ ˈhwÄ“l-ËŒrÄ«t How to pronounce wheelwright (audio) , ˈwÄ“l-\

Definition of wheelwright

: a maker and repairer of wheels and wheeled vehicles

Examples of wheelwright in a Sentence

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 The one who stood out for me was Phill Gregson, a fourth-generation wheelwright. — National Geographic, "Trees That Advanced Civilization Are Now Threatened," 11 Sep. 2016

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First Known Use of wheelwright

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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