Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wright

7 senses of wright

Sense 1
Wright, Willard Huntington Wright, S. S. Van Dine -- (United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 2
Wright, Richard Wright -- (United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 3
Wright, Wilbur Wright -- (United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912))
       INSTANCE OF=> inventor, discoverer, artificer -- (someone who is the first to think of or make something)

Sense 4
Wright, Orville Wright -- (United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948))
       INSTANCE OF=> inventor, discoverer, artificer -- (someone who is the first to think of or make something)

Sense 5
Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright -- (influential United States architect (1869-1959))
       INSTANCE OF=> architect, designer -- (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))

Sense 6
Wright, Frances Wright, Fanny Wright -- (United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852))
       INSTANCE OF=> feminist, women's rightist, women's liberationist, libber -- (a supporter of feminism)

Sense 7
wright -- (someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination))
       => craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer -- (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)