Wright

/raɪt/
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Other forms: Wrights

Definitions of Wright
  1. noun
    United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)
    synonyms: Wilbur Wright
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    artificer, discoverer, inventor
    someone who is the first to think of or make something
  2. noun
    United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)
    synonyms: Orville Wright
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    example of:
    artificer, discoverer, inventor
    someone who is the first to think of or make something
  3. noun
    United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)
    synonyms: Richard Wright
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    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
  4. noun
    United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)
    synonyms: Fanny Wright, Frances Wright
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    example of:
    feminist, libber, women's liberationist, women's rightist
    a supporter of feminism
  5. noun
    influential United States architect (1869-1959)
    synonyms: Frank Lloyd Wright
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    example of:
    architect, designer
    someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
  6. noun
    United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
    synonyms: S. S. Van Dine, Willard Huntington Wright
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    example of:
    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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