Etymology
Origin of lifter
Example Sentences
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It will be lucky to complete five missions where it was once envisioned as the nation’s workhorse heavy lifter before SpaceX came along.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Philippe Leleu: Single, no children, a dedicated weight lifter and professional gardener who, at 62, was nearing retirement when the police came knocking.
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024
Robert Rogers, who spent 12 years as an omnivorous weight lifter before switching to a plant-based diet in 2020, thinks he looks "10 times better" than he did five years ago.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024
Of the four chambers, the left ventricle is the heavy lifter, as its thick, cone-shaped musculature is built for pumping blood through the entire body.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023
“Look, Mr. R.,” a lifter said breathlessly, “the table right behind us now.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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