# rigger

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #64,662

## Definitions
1. One who rigs or dresses; as:
2. One who rigs or dresses; as:
3. One who rigs or dresses; as:
4. A worker on an oil rig.
5. One who rigs or manipulates (an election, etc).
6. A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
7. A ship with a certain type of rigging.
8. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
9. A plastic bottle of beer, typically between 1 L to 2.5 L volume.
10. 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.
11. A person who applies functional or artistic rope bondage to another person's body.

## Etymology
From rig + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rigger