rigger
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/
The English word “rigger” has 11 meanings listed here.
noun
- One whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system.
- 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.
- One whose occupation is to outfit a computer model with controls for animation.
- A worker on an oil rig.
- One who rigs or manipulates (an election, etc).
- A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
- A ship with a certain type of rigging.
- A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
- A plastic bottle of beer, typically between 1 L to 2.5 L volume.
- 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.
- A person who applies functional or artistic rope bondage to another person's body.
Etymology
From rig + -er.
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