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a) One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship.b) A part of a rowing boats equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
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Rigger — ist: ein Höhenarbeiter bei Veranstaltungen, siehe Rigger (Bühnentechnik) ein Beruf im Schiffbau, siehe Takler ein Fesselungskünstler, siehe Bondage Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unte … Deutsch Wikipedia
rigger — ► NOUN 1) (in combination ) a ship rigged in a particular way: a square rigger. 2) a person who attends to the rigging of a sailing ship, aircraft, or parachute. 3) a person who erects and maintains scaffolding, cranes, etc. 4) a person who works … English terms dictionary
Rigger — Rig ger, n. 1. One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship. [1913 Webster] 2. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery. [R.] [1913 Webster] 3. (Painting) A long slender, and pointed sable brush for making fine… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rigger — [rig′ər] n. a person who rigs; specif., a) a person who works with hoisting tackle and the like b) a person whose work is assembling the fuselage, wings, etc. of aircraft c) a person who packs parachute assemblies d) a person who works with an… … English World dictionary
Rigger — A Rigger in its original usage was someone who attended to the rigging of a sailing ship, from which is derived a number of related terms and jobs (see Rigger (job)).It may also mean:*A person who sets up a racing shell in the sport of rowing… … Wikipedia
rigger — /rig euhr/, n. 1. a person who rigs. 2. a person whose occupation is the fitting of the rigging of ships. 3. a person who works with hoisting tackle, cranes, scaffolding, etc. 4. a protective structure around a construction site. 5. Aeron. a. a… … Universalium
rigger — rigger1 noun 1》 [in combination] a ship rigged in a particular way: a square rigger. 2》 a person who attends to the rigging of a sailing ship, aircraft, or parachute. 3》 a person who erects and maintains scaffolding, cranes, etc. 4》 a worker on… … English new terms dictionary
rigger — rig|ger sb., en, e, ne (person der rigger skibe) … Dansk ordbog
rigger — See out rigger … Dictionary of automotive terms
Rigger boot — Rigger boots are a particular type of safety boot. The name rigger comes from the fact that they were first originally used by the tradesmen of the same name, but are nowadays worn by most types of manual worker (e.g. builder) as a general… … Wikipedia
Rigger (Schiffahrt) — Rigger bei der Arbeit Arbeitsplatz Takler (auch Rigger) ist ein Berufsbild im Schiffbau. Er ist für den Bau und die Wartung der gesamten Takelage eines Segelschiffes zuständig: als … Deutsch Wikipedia
