lifter
/ˈlɪftə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.
noun
Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.
noun
Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.
noun
Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.
noun
Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.
noun
Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.
Example Sentences
- "heavy lifters"
- "While some lifters insist that supersets must consist of consecutive exercises for the same bodypart, others would bet their weight belts that supersets involve opposing bodyparts."
- "John notes that 20th-century lifters didn't have squat racks or bench press stations—they couldn't even adjust the load of their barbells."
- "solid lifters"
- "hydraulic lifters"
- "When he dismissed Keith Miller, caught at short leg off a lifter, I turned round to Tony Lock[.]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English lift Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English lifter From lift + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈlɪftə/