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rigger

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/

The English word “rigger” has 11 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. One whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system.
  2. 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 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.
  8. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
  9. A plastic bottle of beer, typically between 1 L to 2.5 L volume.
  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.

Etymology

From rig + -er.

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