rigger
/ˈɹɪɡɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who rigs or manipulates (an election, etc).
noun
A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
noun
A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
Example Sentences
- "So far there was not a hitch. The workpeople, to be sure — riggers and what not — were most annoyingly slow; but time cured that. It was the crew that troubled me."
- "What if the rigger (the person who anchors the grids to the building ceiling) mishangs a single cable?"
- "It is common that after the rig is created an animator asks the rigger to create new controls, because the character needs to support new poses or simply needs to look better."
- "The real riggers of electoral boundaries in New South Wales were those who got loose after 1965. When the boys from George Street and Ash Street got loose there was a majority in the Parliament. That is when there was a redistribution […]"
- "An election rigger who assumes illegitimate political power would be primarily motivated to spread their corrosive toxins across the political system, thus rendering institutions of government dysfunctional and convoluted."
Etymology
Etymology tree English rig 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 rigger From rig + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹɪɡɚ/
- British English: /ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/