rigger

[ rig-er ]

/ ˈrɪg ər /

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noun

a person who rigs.

a person whose occupation is the fitting of the rigging of ships.

a person who works with hoisting tackle, cranes, scaffolding, etc.

a protective structure around a construction site.

Aeronautics.

a mechanic skilled in the assembly, adjustment, and alignment of aircraft control surfaces, wings, and the like.
parachute rigger.

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Origin of rigger

First recorded in 1605–15; rig + -er¹

Words nearby rigger

rigaudon, rig down, Rigel, Rigel Kentaurus, -rigged, rigger, rigging, rigging loft, Riggs' disease, right, rightable

How to use rigger in a sentence

This is a rigger's job; but it is well to learn how everything is done, because you may be called upon to do it any moment.
A Chapter of Adventures|G. A. Henty
But when he has hoisted sail, he sits on the out-rigger, as the sail balances the boat on the sailing side, opposite the wind.
Fil and Filippa|John Stuart Thomson
When this, and also accuracy in securing the various adjustments, has been learned, one is on the way to becoming a good rigger.
The Aeroplane Speaks|H. Barber
In order to carry it out methodically, the rigger should have a list of every part down to the smallest split-pin.
The Aeroplane Speaks|H. Barber

The motion imparted to the back roller by the band pulley or rigger m, was conveyed to the front one by toothed wheel work.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for rigger

rigger

/ (ˈrɪɡə) /

noun

a workman who rigs vessels, etc

rowing a bracket on a racing shell or other boat to support a projecting rowlock

a person skilled in the use of pulleys, lifting gear, cranes, etc

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