"millwright" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: millwrights [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English mylle wryte; equivalent to mill + wright. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mylle wryte}} Middle English mylle wryte, {{compound|en|mill|wright}} mill + wright Head templates: {{en-noun}} millwright (plural millwrights)
  1. (historical) A person who designs, erects and builds mills and milling machinery. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-millwright-en-noun-Za8Hgt-i Disambiguation of Occupations: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. A person engaged in the erection of machinery.
    Sense id: en-millwright-en-noun-xD8b-h~C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wright

Inflected forms

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