Ark ‧ wright, Sir Richard /ˈɑːkraɪt $ ˈɑːrk-/ BrE AmE
(1732–92) a British factory owner who invented a machine for making cotton into thread, a job that was formerly done by hand. This made him and other factory owners very rich, but it also caused many workers to lose their jobs. ⇨ ↑ Industrial Revolution