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RIGGER
rigger, rigger brush
(noun) a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists
rigger
(noun) a sailing vessel with a specified rig; “a square rigger”
rigger
(noun) someone who rigs ships
rigger, oil rigger
(noun) someone who works on an oil rig
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
rigger (plural riggers)
One who rigs or dresses; as
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.
(animation) One whose occupation is to outfit a computer model with controls for animation.
A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
(NZ) 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.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation
Noun
rigger (plural riggers)
(paraskiing) Ellipsis of outrigger.
Source: Wiktionary
Rig"ger, n.
1. One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship.
2. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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