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rigger::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rigger brush |
| Type of | sable, sable brush, sable's hair pencil |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | oil rigger |
| Type of | oilman |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | journeyman, craftsman, artisan, artificer |
| Derivation | rig |
Examples of rigger
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Rigger Tony Sinnett, 34, watched in horror from a rescue craft after his escape.
From the time.com
When I was a new guy at SEAL Team 3, I was sent to Army parachute-rigger school.
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A parachute rigger fresh out of the Navy, he signed on with Hughes at 21, in 1946.
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Alan Villiers first sailed in a British square rigger and then in Danish ones.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He was wearing a helmet and goggles or glasses, a rugby top, jeans and rigger boots.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
Faussone, an itinerant rigger who has worked on construction jobs all over the world.
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He is Robert, an oil rigger, beering and wenching with the worst of them.
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Her late father, Wayne, an auctioneer, was also a masterful jury-rigger.
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Odd jobs followed as a logger, well rigger, powder monkey and ranch hand.
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- Someone who rigs ships
- A long slender pointed sable brush used by artists
- A sailing vessel with a specified rig; "a square rigger"
- A rigger is one who works on ropes, booms, lifts, and the like for a stage production (film, theater, live music, etc.).
- A rigger is a person or company that specializes in the lifting and moving of extremely large or heavy objects.
- (Riggers) A rigger boot is a particular type of pull-on safety boot in the United Kingdom. The name "rigger" comes from the fact that they were standard issue for workers on the offshore oil rigs in the North Sea, but are nowadays worn by most types of manual worker as a general purpose workboot.
- (Riggers) The arms that extend from the side of a shell to give more spread between the oarlocks.
- (Riggers) Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry. Illustrated Example: Acrobatic Rigger, Rigging Slinger, Yard Rigger
- An apparatus on the side of the boat to provide a fulcrum for the lever (oar).
