MILLWRIGHT

millwright

(noun) a workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

millwright (plural millwrights)

a person who designed, erected and built mills and milling machinery.

a person engaged in the erection of machinery.

Source: Wiktionary


Mill"wright`, n.

Definition: A mechanic whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up their machinery.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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