EGAVE

rigger

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun 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. One whose occupation is to outfit a computer model with controls for animation.
  2. noun One whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system.
  3. noun 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.
  4. noun One whose occupation is to outfit a computer model with controls for animation.
  5. noun A worker on an oil rig.
  6. noun One who rigs or manipulates (an election, etc).
  7. noun A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
  8. noun A ship with a certain type of rigging.

Similar words

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Word family

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