pitwright

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noun

A carpenter or engineer employed at a mine.

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Meanings

nounpitwright (plural pitwrights)

plural pitwrights

  1. historicalbusinessA carpenter or engineer employed at a mine.

Origin

From pit + wright.

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Cite this entry
APA

pitwright. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitwright

MLA

“pitwright.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitwright. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pitwright,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitwright.

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