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Meaning
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.
●
In Animation:
One who
rigs
or
dresses
; as:
One whose
occupation
is to
outfit
a
computer model
with
controls
for animation.
●
One who
rigs
or
manipulates
(an
election
, etc).
●
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.
●
In New Zealand English:
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.
●
In BDSM:
A person who
applies
functional
or
artistic
rope
bondage
to another person's body.
●
Ellipsis of outrigger.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
rigger
English
-er
English
-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
rig
English
Sourced from
Etym
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Technician
Forklift
Repairman
Crane
Operator
Gaffer
Tradesman
Lifter
Puller
Merchant Mariner
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Rhymes
Rigor
Digger
Jigger
Rigger
Rigour
Nigger
Figure
Vigour
Gigger
Tigger
Whigger
Fligger
Trigger
Refigure
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