rigger

Meaning

Noun

• One who rigs or dresses; as:
• One who rigs or manipulates (an election, etc).
• A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
• A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
• A plastic bottle of beer, typically between 1 L to 2.5 L volume.
• A long, slender, pointed sable paintbrush for making fine lines, etc.; said to be so called from its use for drawing the lines of the rigging of ships.
• A person who applies functional or artistic rope bondage to another person's body.

Origin

• rig + -er
• Abbreviation