English Explanatory Dictionary

lifter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.
  2. A weightlifter.
  3. A tappet.
  4. A delivery that bounces well off the pitch.
  5. A spatula.
  6. A thief.
  7. An ionocraft.
noun
  1. A filter that operates on a cepstrum.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪftə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lifter.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-lifter.wav

Word forms

lifter lifters

Etymology

From lift + -er.

Synonyms

fish slice spatula turner abstractor appropriator bagger booster borrower cribber faker filcher flogger heister larcener larcenist liberator lifter misappropriator nicker pincher purloiner snitch stealer tea leaf thief thiever

Derived words

asslifter bit lifter cake lifter chemise lifter child lifter ego lifter foot lifter lid-lifter mortgage lifter powerlifter shirt lifter shoplifter sneck lifter stain lifter tack lifter tacklifter weightlifter

Translations

Catalan: elevador Finnish: nostaja Finnish: nostin Irish: ardaitheoir Polish: lewar
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