rigger

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

oil rigger

rigger brush

fitter

erector

millwright

operator

stevedore

docker

erecting machinist

fabricator

loader

lumper

Translations

الحفّار

عامل تركيب؛ عامل فني

Takler

Schauermann

Ladearbeiter

εξαρτύων

μονταριστής αεροπλάνων

chargeur

débardeur

docker

installateur

magasinier

manutentionnaire

monteur

câbleur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From rig + -er.