millwright

noun

mill·​wright ˈmil-ˌrīt How to pronounce millwright (audio)
1
: a person whose occupation is planning and building mills or setting up their machinery
2
: a person who maintains and cares for mechanical equipment (as of a mill or factory)

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Another $635 million pension bailout was approved on Oct. 17 for the Detroit Carpenters Fund, which covers, more than 22,500 metro Detroit carpenters and millwright, so avert insolvency. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024 Conservative pastors who support Trump have begun to preach at Latino-majority evangelical churches, according to Guillermo Lopez Jr., a former millwright at Bethlehem Steel who is now a civic leader. Farah Stockman, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024 Carpenters, ironworkers, laborers, divers, operators, pile drivers, millwrights — the list goes on. Kelvin Jordan, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2024 An aircraft mechanic and Air Force veteran, he was recruited as a millwright at Bethlehem Steel’s Burns Harbor coke plant operations in northwest Indiana. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for millwright 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of millwright was in the 14th century

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“Millwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millwright. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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millwright

noun
mill·​wright ˈmil-ˌrīt How to pronounce millwright (audio)
: one who builds mills or sets up their machinery
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