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Cartwright

Cartwright \Cart"wright`\, n. [Cart + wright.] An artificer who makes carts; a cart maker.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
cartwright

"carpenter who makes carts," early 15c. (late 13c. as a surname), from cart (n.) + wright (n.).

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cartwright

n. a person who makes carts; a wainwright

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Cartwright (disambiguation)

A cartwright (or wainwright) is a tradesperson skilled in the making and repairing of carts or wagons.

Cartwright may also refer to:

Cartwright (surname)

Cartwright is an English surname that originally means a maker of carts. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Alan Cartwright (born 1945), British musician
  • Alexander Cartwright (1820–1892), American engineer and supposed inventor of baseball
  • Angela Cartwright (born 1952), British-born American actress
  • Ann Cartwright (born 1925), British statistician and socio-medical researcher
  • Anthony Cartwright (born 1940), New Zealand cricketer
  • Arnaud Cartwright Marts (1888–1970), American academic, president of Bucknell University (1935–1945)
  • Bec Cartwright (born 1983), Australian actress and singer
  • Ben Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bill Cartwright (born 1957), American basketball player
  • Bill Cartwright (disambiguation), several people
  • Brian Cartwright (born 1948), American lawyer and astrophysicist
  • Bryce Cartwright (born 1994), Australian Rugby League player
  • Carol A. Cartwright, American academic, president of Kent State University (1991–2006) and Bowling Green State University (2008)
  • Casimir Cartwright van Straubenzee (1867–1956), British soldier
  • Christopher Cartwright (1602–1658), English clergyman
  • Cyril Cartwright, British cyclist
  • D. F. Cartwright (1916–2009), British soldier, businessman and commercial fisherman
  • David Cartwright (1920–1997), tenth Suffragan Bishop of Southampton
  • Dave Cartwright (born 1943), British musician and author
  • Deirdre Cartwright, British guitarist
  • Ed Cartwright (1859–1933), American baseball player
  • Edward David Cartwright (1920–1997), British bishop, Bishop of Southampton (1984–1989)
  • Edmund Cartwright (1743–1823), British clergyman and inventor of the power loom
  • Erik Cartwright (born 1950), musician
  • Fairfax Cartwright (1823–1881), British politician
  • Fairfax Leighton Cartwright (1857–1928), British author and diplomat, Ambassador to Austria-Hungary (1908–1913)
  • Gary Cartwright (born 1952), former Australian politician
  • Geoff Cartwright, Australian actor
  • George Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Greg Cartwright (born 1970), American musician
  • Mrs H. Cartwright (fl.1776 -1787), British writer
  • Harold Cartwright (born 1951), English cricketer
  • Hilton Cartwright (born 1990), Zimbabwean-Australian cricketer
  • Hubert James Cartwright (1900–1958), Roman Catholic coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
  • Hugh Cartwright (died 1572), English politician
  • Ian Cartwright (born 1964), English footballer
  • James Cartwright (born 1949), American soldier, eighth Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • James Cartwright (canoer) (born 1976), Canadian canoeist
  • Jim Cartwright (born 1958), English dramatist
  • John Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Joe Cartwright (rugby league), English rugby league player
  • Joseph Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Justin Cartwright (born 1945), British novelist
  • Julia Cartwright Ady (1851–1924), British art critic
  • Kelly Cartwright (born 1989), Australian athlete
  • Kit Cartwright (born 1954), American football administrator and a former American football player and coach
  • Lee Cartwright (born 1972), English footballer
  • Lionel Cartwright (born 1960), American country musician
  • Lisa Cartwright, American scholar of visual culture
  • Lynn Cartwright (1927–2004), American actress
  • Marc Cartwright (born 1975), American photographer
  • Mark Cartwright (born 1973), English footballer
  • Matt Cartwright (born 1961), American lawyer
  • Mary Cartwright (1900–1998), British mathematician
  • Nancy Cartwright (actress) (born 1957), American voice actress
  • Nancy Cartwright (philosopher) (born 1943), American philosopher
  • Oscar Ling Cartwright (1900–1983), American entomologist who specialized in scarab beetles
  • Peggy Cartwright (1912–2001), Canadian silent-era actress
  • Peter Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Philip Cartwright (1880-1955), English cricketer
  • Randy Cartwright (born 1951), American animator
  • Rianti Cartwright (born 1983), Indonesian actress, model and television presenter
  • Richard Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Robert Cartwright, art director
  • Rock Cartwright (born 1979), American football player
  • Ryan Cartwright (born 1981), British actor
  • Samuel Cartwright (1789–1864), British dentist
  • Samuel A. Cartwright (1793–1863), Confederate States of America physician
  • Silvia Cartwright (born 1943), New Zealand lawyer, 18th Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006)
  • Steve Cartwright, American computer and video game designer
  • Stephen Cartwright (1947–2004), British illustrator
  • Thomas Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Tom Cartwright (1935–2007), English cricketer
  • Veronica Cartwright (born 1949), English actress
  • Vincent Cartwright (1882–1965), English rugby union player and cricketer
  • Walter Cartwright (1871-????), English footballer
  • Wilburn Cartwright (1892–1979), American lawyer and politician
  • William Cartwright (disambiguation), multiple people

Usage examples of "cartwright".

He joined the Company himself as an apprentice at Cartwright in 1898 and spent six years commuting between Rigolet and North West River, the wilderness posts once managed by Donald Smith.

Cartwright because Abner Doubleday went to West Point with both you and your candidate.

Elizabeth did not like Jefferson Cartwright and the tone of her voice was ominous.

What call had you to boast in your club you had made it right with Bill Cartwright, and he'd never see you?

Having thus muffled Cartwright, this man of the world opened his window and looked out.

He withdrew from the window with another deep sigh, told Cartwright, cheerfully, it was all right, and proceeded to pack up his traps.

Falcon managed to pay the trifle he owed for the lodgings, and presently he came out with Cartwright, and the attendant called a cab.

Phoebe paid his debt, and gave Cartwright a present, and away rattled the train conveying the handsome egotist into temporary retirement, to wit, at a village five miles from the Dales' farm.

Monday morning under Beatrice Cartwright is a ritual that, while not as old as the Mass or synagogue Sabbath rite, is every bit as sacred the staff meeting.

Especially since Jack Cartwright overheard them talking about Higgins and Hancock.

Come Monday, when he hears about our little escapade from Jack Cartwright, I might be out of a job.

The worst that could happen is that they'd complain to my boss, like Jack Cartwright has threatened to do.

In 1845 Alexander Cartwright started the Knickerbocker Baseball Club of New York and wrote a set of rules.

If Alexander Cartwright wrote down the rules, he should have gotten players that knew how to read.

You're prejudiced against Cartwright because Abner Doubleday went to West Point with both you and your candidate.