Standard Lemma guide

wheelwright

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

name

Meaning 1

A comparatively rare English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made wooden wheels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A home rule-class city in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A village in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Examples

  • Near-synonym: wheelsmith

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wheelmaker, wheelsmith

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wright, person

5

noun

Meaning 5

someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wheeler

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wright

History

Etymology

From Middle English whelwryghte; equivalent to wheel + wright.

Across languages

Translations

65 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: wielmaker — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Albanian: karrondreqës — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Azerbaijani: təkərçi — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Belarusian: колавы майстар (kólavy majstar) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Bulgarian: майстор каруцар (majstor karucar) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Catalan: ruedero — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Czech: kolář — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Danish: hjulmager — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Dutch: wagenmaker — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Dutch: wielmaker — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Esperanto: ĉarfarado — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Esperanto: veturilfarado — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Estonian: ratassepp — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Finnish: vaunuseppä — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Finnish: pyöräseppä — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • French: charron — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • German: Wagner — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • German: Radmacher — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • German: Stellmacher — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Greek: τροχοτεχνίτης (trochotechnítis) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Greek: τροχοποιός (trochopoiós) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Greek: ροδάς (rodás) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Greek: αμαξουργός (amaxourgós) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Ancient Greek: κυκλεύς (kukleús) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Hungarian: bognár — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Hungarian: kerékgyártó — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Ingrian: ratasmaasteri — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Irish: rothadóir — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Italian: carradore — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Italian: carrettaio — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Japanese: 車大工 (kurumadaiku) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Kashubian: kòłodzéj — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Latin: rotārius — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Latin: rotāria — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Latvian: ratnieks — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Lithuanian: račius — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Luxembourgish: Woner — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Norman: charron — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjulmaker — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Polish: kołodziej — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Romanian: caretaș — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Romanian: rotar — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Russian: колёсный ма́стер (koljósnyj máster) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Russian: коле́сник (kolésnik) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Sanskrit: सूत (sūta) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Scottish Gaelic: rothadair — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Scottish Gaelic: roithlear — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Scottish Gaelic: saor-chuidhleachan — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Serbo-Croatian: kolar — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Serbo-Croatian: kolesar — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Sicilian: carritteri — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Slovak: kolár — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Slovene: kolár — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Lower Sorbian: kołoźej — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Upper Sorbian: kołodźej — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Spanish: ruedero — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Swedish: hjulmakare — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Ukrainian: сте́льмах (stélʹmax) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Ukrainian: колісни́к (kolisnýk) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Ukrainian: колоді́й (kolodíj) — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Vilamovian: kołodźej — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Vilamovian: roder — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Vilamovian: rodmaher — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Volapük: vabel — person who builds and repairs wheels
  • Welsh: saer troliau — person who builds and repairs wheels