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riveter

riveter

8.1
A machine that pushes small metal pins through metal pieces to hold them together
  • noun
  • /ˈrɪvɪtər/
  • Specialized
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  • The technician carefully used the riveter to secure the metal panels together.

And in that month I realized this tool is absolutely worth having and I still have the the pop riveter that I bought then.

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Examples

  • And in that month I realized this tool is absolutely worth having and I still have the the pop riveter that I bought then.

  • Just a little quieter than standing 4 feet from a pneumatic riveter.

    Blog text (1)
  • John holds a giant riveter.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • But I, I have both of my impact wrenches, my carving tool and rivet setters, blowers and air riveter in here.

  • With the riveter in hand, she quickly attached the brackets to the frame.

  • He demonstrated how to operate the riveter to ensure the components were tightly fastened.

Synonyms

rivetter
vsriveter
  • Specialized
8.9

A machine that pushes small metal pins into materials to join parts

focuses on driving fasteners to join materials together
riveting machine
vsriveter
  • Specialized
6.6

A machine that puts metal pins through parts to hold them together

is used broadly to fasten materials, not only in construction

How Powerful

riveting machine
  • Specialized
6.6
riveter
  • Specialized
8.1

Surface Forms

riveter singular
riveters plural

Morphology

riveter = rivet (transparent) = rivet + er

The machine meaning is a regular instrument meaning of '-er' added to the verb 'rivet' (device that performs the action).

Etymology

Riveter can also mean a machine and is formed the same way: rivet + -er, meaning a tool that 'drives' or 'fits' rivets. So a riveter machine is named for what it does: fastening metal parts quickly.