cartwright

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823)
  2. noun a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons

Etymology

From Middle English cartewright, kartwryght, equivalent to cart + wright.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Edmund Cartwright

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