One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; especially, a worker in wood; now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc. "He was a well good wright, a carpenter." (Chaucer)
Origin: OE. Wrighte, writhe, AS. Wyrtha, fr. Wyrcean to work. See Work.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)