Meaning of LIFTER
| Pronunciation: | | l'iftur
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- [n] a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- [n] an athlete who lifts barbells
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| | Synonyms: | | booster, shoplifter, weightlifter |
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| | See Also: | | athlete, jock, stealer, thief | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lift"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
1. One who, or that which, lifts.
2. (Founding) 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.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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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