Synonyms for housewright
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
Forms
- Plural
- housewrights → housebuilders…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| housewright | falling | |
| housebuilder | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 12 letters
- housebuilder