wright

plural wrights

1. datedarchaic elsewhere outside compoundsA builder or maker of something.

present singular third person wrights · participle present wrought · participle past wrighten · past wrighten

1. datedmisspellingMisspelling of write.

plural Wrights

1. countableuncountableA British surname originating as an occupation from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright.

   1 more example

   In addition to the report, which the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency are using as evidence to weaken pollution rules, the administration has removed all congressionally mandated climate assessments from federal websites. Energy Sec. Chris Wright said the administration is changing those previously published assessments before they put them back on the web, CNN reported.

   2025 August 8, Ella Nilsen, Andrew Freedman, “Scientists launch coordinated response to Trump’s attempt to wipe credible climate research off the record”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2025

2. countableuncountableAn American surname from French; also a confused anglicization of the French le droit.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Okaloosa County, Florida.
   2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mahaska County, Iowa.
   3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas.
   4. countableuncountableA minor city in Carlton County, Minnesota.
   5. countableuncountableA town in Schoharie County, New York.
   6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
   7. countableuncountableA town in Campbell County, Wyoming.
   8. countableuncountableA number of townships, in Indiana, Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.
4. countableuncountableA former municipality, now part of Gracefield, Quebec, Canada.
5. countableuncountableA suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
6. Places in the Philippines, named after Luke Edward Wright:
   1. countableuncountableA barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines.
   2. countableuncountableFormer name of Paranas: a municipality of Samar, Philippines.