riveter
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈrɪvɪtər/
- Specialized
- 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
8.4
A person who joins metal parts by placing and hitting small metal pins to hold them together
1
3.7
A person who locks things closed
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.