rigger

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪɡə(r)
• Homophones: rigor, rigour
• Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

rig +‎ -er

Noun

rigger (plural riggers)

1. One who rigs or dresses; as:
   1. One whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system.
   2. One whose occupation is to lift and move large and heavy objects (such as industrial machinery) with the help of cables, hoists, and other equipment.
2. A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
3. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
4. (New Zealand) A plastic bottle of beer, typically between 1 L to 2.5 L volume.
5. A long, slender, pointed sable paintbrush for making fine lines, etc.; said to be so called from its use for drawing the lines of the rigging of ships.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation

Noun

rigger (plural riggers)

1. (paraskiing) Ellipsis of outrigger.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

rigger m

1. indefinite plural of rigg

Verb

rigger

1. (deprecated template usage) present of rigge