Explore Housewright through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Housewright in a sentence
Housewright meaning
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).
Using Housewright
- The main meaning on this page is: 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).
Context around Housewright
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Housewright
- In this selection, "housewright" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lois, noah and mcnally stand out and add context to how "housewright" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include be noah housewright and mary lois housewright mcnally brother. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "housewright" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with housewright
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Honorary pallbearer will be Noah Housewright. (6 words)
He was preceded in death by his father, Alvin Franklin McNally; mother, Mary Lois Housewright McNally; brother, Mark Anthony McNally; brother-in-law, (Teddy) Hugh Everette Bare; several grandparents, aunts and uncles. (32 words)
He was preceded in death by his father, Alvin Franklin McNally; mother, Mary Lois Housewright McNally; brother, Mark Anthony McNally; brother-in-law, (Teddy) Hugh Everette Bare; several grandparents, aunts and uncles. (32 words)
Honorary pallbearer will be Noah Housewright. (6 words)
Example sentences (2)
He was preceded in death by his father, Alvin Franklin McNally; mother, Mary Lois Housewright McNally; brother, Mark Anthony McNally; brother-in-law, (Teddy) Hugh Everette Bare; several grandparents, aunts and uncles.
Honorary pallbearer will be Noah Housewright.