wainwright

noun — 2 senses

wainwright

nounalso spelled Wainwright

/ˈweɪnɹaɪt/

Etymology From unattested Middle English *waynwrighte, from Old English wæġnwyrhta, corresponding to wain + wright.

Historical A person who builds and repairs wagons.

Synonyms: cartwright, wagonwright
Derived terms: Wainwright
Related terms: wain, wainman, wright

Wainwright

noun

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.

Climbing, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports 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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