rigger

(Inglese)

1. One who rigs or dresses; as:
2. One who rigs or dresses; as:
3. One who rigs or dresses; as:
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. (in-compounds) A ship with a certain type of rigging.
8. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
9. (New-Zealand) 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.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From rig + -er.

sinonimi

oil rigger

rigger brush

fitter

erector

millwright

operator

stevedore

docker

erecting machinist

fabricator

loader

lumper