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rigger.

One who rigs or dresses; as:

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɪɡɚ/General-American
  1. One who rigs or dresses; as: One whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system.

  2. One who rigs or dresses; as: One whose occupation is to lift and move large and heavy objects (such as industrial machinery) with the help of cables, hoists, and other equipment.

  3. One who rigs or dresses; as: One whose occupation is to outfit a computer model with controls for animation.

  4. A worker on an oil rig.

  5. One who rigs or manipulates (an election, etc).

  6. A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.

  7. A ship with a certain type of rigging.

    in-compounds
  8. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.

  9. A plastic bottle of beer, typically between 1 L to 2.5 L volume.

    New-Zealand
  10. A long, slender, pointed sable paintbrush for making fine lines, etc.; said to be so called from its use for drawing the lines of the rigging of ships.

  11. A person who applies functional or artistic rope bondage to another person's body.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English rig 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 rigger From rig + -er.

noun/ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɪɡɚ/General-American
  1. Ellipsis of outrigger.

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