riveter

[ri-vi-ter]

noun

1. a person whose job it is to fasten things by means of rivets, or metal pins.

   In building the hull of an iron ship, the work previously done by one man is now divided up among platers, riveters, drillers, and so forth.

2. a machine or tool designed to fasten things by means of rivets.

   I attached the rack with a pop riveter so that it can handle more weight than would be possible using the double-sided tape.

Word History and Origins

Origin of riveter¹

rivet ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

She learned long ago, holding a riveter in her hand, that limits don’t always apply and anyone can forge a path forward.

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But like the riveters who persisted, she won’t give up on honoring their stories.

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She was a welder, schoolteacher, riveter, farm worker, toxicologist’s assistant, and stenographer, all throughout the early and mid-1940s.

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His father was a commercial artist, and his mother worked as a riveter during World War II to support the military effort.

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As a young adult, he attended art classes at night and took whatever blue-collar work came his way, including dishwasher, warehouse stocker and aircraft riveter.

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