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Rigger
[industry] A rigger is a person or company that specializes in the lifting and moving of extremely large or heavy objects. The term comes from the days of sailing ships, where a rigger was a person who worked with rigging, that is, ropes for hoisting the sails. Sailors could put their rope s...
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Rigger
Someone with a certificate from the FAA stating they have successfully met the requirements to be a parachute rigger
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rigger
[n] - someone who works on an oil rig 2. [n] - someone who rigs ships 3. [n] - a sailing vessel with a specified rig 4. [n] - a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists
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Rigger
A qualified person who is employed in assembling and aligning aircraft.
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Rigger
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. [ R.]
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Rigger
Rig'ger noun (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.
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rigger
rigger brush noun a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists
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rigger
noun someone who rigs ships
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rigger
noun someone who works on an oil rig
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Rigger
• (n.) 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. • (n.) A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery. • (n.) One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit th...
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rigger
1. someone who rigs
2. a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists
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Rigger
A skilled worker responsible for handling and assembly of machinery.
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Rigger
[entertainment] A rigger is one who works on ropes, booms, lifts, hoists and the like for a stage production (film, theater, live music, etc.). The term "rigger" originally referred to a person who attended to the rigging of a sailing ship. In the age of sail, trading followed seasonal patte...
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Rigger
[modern usage] == Licensing: == ...
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Rigger
A small console (which nowadays can be hand-held) for operating lights during focusing
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rigger
1) Artificer 2) Artisan 3) Craftsman 4) Journeyman 5) Square-... (kind of boat)
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