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lifter

American  
[lif-ter] / ˈlɪf tər /

noun

  • lifters
    plural
  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.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of lifter

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


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With the next delivery, Archer produced a lifter that Nicholls tickled behind.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

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

“You’ll have it,” he cried, and he opened the stove lid and assaulted the fire with the stove lifter until the hairs on his hand curled and charred.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Brandon Blackwell sits in his apartment in the Jamaica section of Queens, training with a collection of 30,000 homemade flash cards the way weight lifters train with barbells.

From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2024

When I moved to Venice Beach two years ago, I saw Chinese tattoos on skaters, lifters, pickleball players, surfers and tourists, hardly any with Chinese heritage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

China and Japan are the top two lifters of Australian LNG, followed by South Korea and Taiwan.

From Reuters ● Sep. 4, 2023

Maile said the case has been particularly difficult for female lifters who have openly sided with USA Powerlifting, saying they have been targeted for criticism and more.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

Stout weight lifters hoisted enormous hunks of iron over their heads, quivering and swaying slightly beneath their loads.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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