rigger

/ˈrɪgər/
/ˈrɪgə/
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Other forms: riggers

Definitions of rigger
  1. noun
    someone who rigs ships
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    type of:
    artificer, artisan, craftsman, journeyman
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  2. noun
    someone who works on an oil rig
    synonyms: oil rigger
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    type of:
    oilman
    a worker who produces or sells petroleum
  3. noun
    a sailing vessel with a specified rig
    “a square rigger”
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    type of:
    sailing ship, sailing vessel
    a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
  4. noun
    a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists
    synonyms: rigger brush
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    type of:
    sable, sable brush, sable's hair pencil
    an artist's brush made of sable hairs
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