hoist
verb (used with object)
to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance.
hoister
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a word derived from
hoist.
Example Sentences
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“I don’t know,” said Goodrow, the only skater in the Rangers lineup who has won a Stanley Cup; backup goalie Jonathan Quick is a three-time Cup hoister, including last season with Vegas.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024
It meant, too, that this line had been connected with the line they had brought with them from the island, its far end being around the drum of our hoister.
From The Veiled Lady and Other Men and Women by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Ballard made a megaphone of his hands and bellowed an order to the unnerved hoister engineer.
From The King of Arcadia by Francis Lynde
While McCloskey was still prophesying failure, he was giving the word to Darby, the hoister engineer.
From The Taming of Red Butte Western by Francis Lynde
The girls and the two school men-servants came in, one of the latter being the obnoxious hoister, and they were permitted to perform their office in a dead silence.
From Rattlin the Reefer by Frederick Marryat
