Wright vs. Smith — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Wright and Smith
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Wright
Wright is an occupational surname originating in England. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood.
Smith
A metalworker, especially one who works metal when it is hot and malleable. Often used in combination
A silversmith.
A goldsmith.
Wright
One that constructs or repairs something. Often used in combination
A playwright.
A shipwright.
Smith
A blacksmith.
Wright
(obsolete) A builder or maker of something.
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Smith
One who makes or works at something specified. Often used in combination
A locksmith.
A wordsmith.
Wright
One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; - now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc.
He was a well good wright, a carpenter.
Smith
A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.
Wright
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
Smith
(by extension) One who makes anything; wright.
Wright
United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)
Smith
(archaic) An artist.
Wright
United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912)
Smith
To forge, to form, usually on an anvil; by heating and pounding.
Wright
United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)
Smith
One who forges with the hammer; one who works in metals; as, a blacksmith, goldsmith, silversmith, and the like.
Nor yet the smith hath learned to form a sword.
Wright
Influential United States architect (1869-1959)
Smith
One who makes or effects anything.
Wright
United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852)
Smith
To beat into shape; to forge.
What smith that any [weapon] smitheth.
Wright
Someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination)
Smith
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
Smith
United States sculptor (1906-1965)
Smith
United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986)
Smith
United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she could vote (1792-1886)
Smith
United States blues singer (1894-1937)
Smith
Religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844)
Smith
English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631)
Smith
Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)
Smith
Someone who works at something specified
Smith
Someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable)
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