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lifter.

Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɪftə/UK
  1. Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting. A weightlifter.

    heavy lifters
  2. Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting. A tappet.

    solid lifters
    hydraulic lifters
  3. Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting. A delivery that bounces well off the pitch.

  4. Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting. A spatula.

  5. Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting. A thief.

    an inveterate lifter
  6. Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting. An ionocraft.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English lift Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English lifter From lift + -er.

noun/ˈlɪftə/UK
  1. A filter that operates on a cepstrum.

Where this word comes from

From filter with the first syllable reversed. Modelled on the derivation of cepstrum from spectrum.

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