rigger
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (4)
- someone who rigs shipsType of artisan, artificer
- a long slender pointed sable brush used by artistsSynonyms: rigger brushType of sable, sable brush
- someone who works on an oil rigSynonyms: oil riggerType of oil worker
- a sailing vessel with a specified rig“a square rigger”Type of sailing vessel, sailing ship
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Rig′ger noun
1. One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship.
2. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery. rare
3. Painting A long slender, and pointed sable brush for making fine lines, etc.; — said to be so called from its use by marine painters for drawing the lines of the rigging.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement