lifter

[ lif-ter ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that lifts.

  2. Machinery. a device or machine part used for lifting another part, as a cam used for lifting a valve in an engine.

Origin of lifter

1
First recorded in 1525–35; lift + -er1

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