English dictionary
rigger
/'r/I/g/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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someone who rigs ships
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists
Synonyms rigger brushSource: WordNet 3.0
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someone who works on an oil rig
Synonyms oil riggerSource: WordNet 3.0
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a sailing vessel with a specified rig
ExamplesA square rigger.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship.
Source: webster1913
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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.
Source: webster1913