Definitions for: Rigger


[n] a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists
[n] a sailing vessel with a specified rig; "a square rigger"
[n] someone who rigs ships
[n] someone who works on an oil rig



Webster (1913) Definition: Rig"ger, n. (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.


Rig"ger, n.
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.]

Synonyms: oil rigger, rigger brush

See Also: artificer, artisan, craftsman, journeyman, oilman, sable, sable brush, sable's hair pencil, sailing ship, sailing vessel

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