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lifter

lifter

3 3.2
A person or machine that raises heavy things like crates
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪftər/
translation icon : elevador
  • Out in the blackness, Teresa watched figures systematically dismantle a giant cargo lifter, opening the great rocket like an unfolding flower.
  • load lifter
  • heavy lifter
  • hydraulic lifters

There's some hydraulic lifters, robots that are just doing exceptional amount of damage.

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Examples

  • A hydraulic lifter will make heavy tools such as jackhammers more accessible for workers.

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  • Get a jar lifter if you don't already have one—very handy.

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  • The construction workers used a powerful lifter to raise the heavy steel beams into place.

  • At the gym, a lifter can often be seen practicing with weights on the bench press.

  • The mechanic operated a hydraulic lifter to elevate the car for repairs.

Synonyms

jack
vslifter
27 4.8

A tool that lifts a car so you can change a tire

is wider in scope, including steady raising by people or machines
forklift
vslifter
25 3.9

A small vehicle with two metal arms at the front that raises and moves heavy pallets

is a more general person-or-machine term, not one specific vehicle type
loader
vslifter
  • Specialized
11 3.0

A large machine with a bucket that lifts and moves heavy materials at a construction site

is broader and also covers smaller tools and people who raise things
stacker
vslifter
3 4.9

A person or machine that puts boxes into neat piles

is more general, covering any person or machine that raises objects
lifting device
vslifter
  • Specialized
3.8

A machine that raises heavy things like a crane or forklift

is the general term for a person or machine that raises things
uplifter
vslifter
  • Specialized
7.2

A machine that lifts heavy things up

is the broader label for people or machines that perform raising
stacker crane
vslifter
  • Specialized
8.2

A machine in a warehouse that lifts and moves pallets under computer control

is a general term not limited to automated warehouse equipment
inclinator
vslifter
  • Specialized
8.8

A lift that moves up a slope to carry people or goods

focuses more broadly on raising objects rather than angled transport

Antonyms

1 6.8

A person or thing that goes down from a higher place to a lower one

How Strong

to crane
1 3.7
forklift
25 3.9
hoist
  • Specialized
30 5.5
lifter
3 3.2
porter
71 2.3

Surface Forms

lifter singular
lifters plural

Morphology

lifter = lift (transparent) = lift + er

Standard agentive formation from the verb 'lift', denoting a person or machine that performs lifting; easily inferable from the base meaning.

Etymology

Lifter comes from the verb lift 'to raise' and the ending -er 'one that does'. So a lifter can mean a person or a machine whose job is to lift or raise heavy objects.