Wainwright

Wainwright

See also: wainwright

English

Etymology

From Old English wægnwyrhta, equivalent to wain (“large wagon for farm use”) + wright (“worker; maker”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈweɪnɹaɪt/

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Proper noun

Wainwright

1. An English surname originating as an occupation
2. A municipal district (Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61) and town therein, in Alberta, Canada.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporatedcommunity in Monroe County, Alabama.
   2. A minor city in North Slope Borough, Alaska.
   3. An unincorporatedcommunity in Callaway County, Missouri.
   4. An unincorporatedcommunity in Milton Township, Jackson County, Ohio.
   5. An unincorporatedcommunity in Warwick Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
   6. A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.

Synonyms

• Cartwright
• Wainman

 

Noun

Wainwright (plural Wainwrights)

1. (climbing) Any of the 214 fells (hills and mountains) described in A. Wainwright's Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells (1955–1966), often visited as a form of peak bagging.