riveter
3
8.1
- noun
- /ˈrɪvɪtər/
- Specialized
:
remachador
- As a riveter, she played a crucial role in assembling the aircraft's frame.
- Rosie the Riveter
Examples
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Murphy turns to see a shipyard riveter, a big man holding a beer, still wearing his welding leathers.
Fiction book (2002) -
Dominick: You know, sir, I've been watching those riveters work for a month now.
Fiction book (2002) -
My mother was actually a riveter in a plane plant!
Blog text (34) -
Grandpa: Dominick did train himself and became a master riveter.
Fiction book (2002) -
With men gone to war, the war production plants were soon filled with women—represented by Rosie the Riveter.
Academic text (2001) -
The skilled riveter quickly fastened the metal pieces together during the construction.
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In the factory, each riveter worked diligently to ensure the parts were securely joined.
Synonyms
1
3.7
A person who locks things closed
A person who joins metal parts by placing and hitting small metal pins to hold them together
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Riveter comes from rivet (a small metal 'pin' used to join things) plus the ending -er, which means 'one who'. So a riveter is someone who 'fits' rivets, and that explains why the word names a worker who fastens metal pieces together.