rigger
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- noun
- /ˈrɪɡər/
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técnico de izaje
- Caroline Bates went to work as a rigger on the Star Towers Project in 2010, when she was twenty-three.
- welders and riggers
Examples
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They don't want to be looking at their best operators, riggers, and crew members, and saying, 'What, you are not certified—you are not OSHA compliant?'
Blog text (13) -
On the construction site, a skilled rigger was responsible for setting up the crane's rigging system for the heavy iron beams.
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- Look, when I was a rigger, I wanted to own the company.
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The night before the raising, the riggers framed the cradle.
Fiction book (1996) -
Hundreds of workers filed in daily to do their part for the war effort as welders, riggers, or loftsmen.
Academic text (2009) -
Clutched in their claws was a lifeline, with a rigger's harness clipped to it.
Fiction book (1998) -
The rigger carefully attached the lifting equipment to ensure the heavy load could be moved safely.
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As a rigger, she was trained to operate the machinery needed to lift and position large objects with precision.
Synonyms
A person who uses a machine to lift heavy things in a factory or warehouse
A worker who ties straps to heavy loads so a crane can lift them
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.9
A ship with large square sails hung on horizontal bars across the masts
- Specialized
A long thin paint brush used for painting very fine lines like the ropes on a ship
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rigger comes from rig, meaning 'to set up' or 'prepare' equipment. That's why a rigger is someone who sets up and operates the ropes, pulleys, and other gear used to move heavy loads safely.