riveter

English

A riveter (sense 1)

A riveter (sense 2)

Etymology

rivet +‎ -er

Noun

riveter (plural riveters)

1. A person whose job is to rivet.

   The riveter named Rosie was an iconic piece of American WWII propaganda.

2. A machine or tool used to apply rivets.

   The beam couldn't support the weight of the riveter, so the workers were riveting by hand.

Synonyms

• (tool): rivet gun

Translations

one who rivets

• French: riveteur (fr) m
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tool, rivet gun

• French: (small, handheld type) pince à riveter f
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Anagrams

• riveret

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French

Etymology

From rivet +‎ -er

Verb

riveter

1. (transitive) to rivet

Further reading

• “riveter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.