"cheesewright" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cheesewrights [plural]
Etymology: From cheese + wright. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cheese|wright}} cheese + wright Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheesewright (plural cheesewrights)
  1. A cheesemaker.
    Sense id: en-cheesewright-en-noun-K96StJZ~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Occupations

Inflected forms

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