rigger
Americannoun
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a person who rigs.
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a person whose occupation is the fitting of the rigging of ships.
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a person who works with hoisting tackle, cranes, scaffolding, etc.
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a protective structure around a construction site.
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Aeronautics.
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a mechanic skilled in the assembly, adjustment, and alignment of aircraft control surfaces, wings, and the like.
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noun
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a workman who rigs vessels, etc
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rowing a bracket on a racing shell or other boat to support a projecting rowlock
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a person skilled in the use of pulleys, lifting gear, cranes, etc
Etymology
Origin of rigger
Example Sentences
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“We’re the great underdogs of the greatest American disaster in history, apparently. This little community,” said Rashi Kaslow, a boat rigger who lived in the Bowl for more than 17 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
The man who died worked as a rigger, Deadline reported, and he died on set.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024
The rigger was working for ELP Broadcast and Events, who pleaded guilty to breaching safety guidelines.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2023
Prosecutors blamed that accident on shoddy work by a crane rigger, but a jury acquitted him of manslaughter charges after his lawyer argued that bad welding and other factors were to blame.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023
He went on to train as a parachute rigger and was sent to Panama.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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