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lifter
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lifter has 2 senses
- lifter(n = noun.person) weightlifter - an athlete who lifts barbells; Array is a kind of athlete, jock
- lifter(n = noun.person) booster, shoplifter - a thief who steals goods that are in a store; Array is a kind of stealer, thief
Derived form verb lift1
Derived form verb lift7
CIDE DICTIONARY
lifter, n.
- One who, or that which, lifts. [1913 Webster]
- A tool for lifting loose sand from the mold; also, a contrivance attached to a cope, to hold the sand together when the cope is lifted. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
lifter
andiron, body snatcher, booster, chain, chicken thief, coal tongs, con man, crab, crane, crook, damper, den of thieves, derrick, embezzler, erector, filcher, fire hook, fire tongs, firedog, forklift, ganef, gantry crane, ghoul, grafter, grate, grating, grave robber, grid, griddle, gridiron, grill, griller, hoist, hydraulic tailgate, jack, jackscrew, jewel thief, land pirate, land shark, land-grabber, larcener, larcenist, lever, lift, peculator, petty thief, pilferer, poacher, poker, pothook, prowler, purloiner, robber, salamander, scrounger, shoplifter, sneak thief, spit, stealer, swindler, tackle, thief, tongs, tripod, trivet, turnspit, white-collar thief, windlass
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