rigger
noun
rig·ger ˈri-gər 
1
: one that rigs
2
: a long slender pointed sable paintbrush
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Matthew Meadows, a parachute rigger from Texas who died from fentanyl alone. 
Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 Dustin Miles, the senior rigger for Quality Towing, has worked with Sides on four recent car recoveries and is as invested as the divers in its excavation. Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2022 Time and again, Lasley hears of a rigger who threw himself overboard with his pockets full of tools. Amber Medland, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2022 Not long after that, a parachute rigger in the 7th Special Forces Group named Tiara Vinson allegedly walked up to Kelia Horton, her rival for the affections of a third soldier, and shot her in the face. Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2022 This cruise aboard Sea Cloud, a historic square-rigger ship, begins in Bridgetown, Barbados for a true sailing adventure. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2021 Trimming the tree Ahead of the city’s Nov. 26 tree-lighting celebration, a professional rigger will install 9,000-15,000 programmable RGB LED bulbs on the tree. Megan Becka, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2021 The company also was penalized $4,250 in a settlement for a 2011 accident in which an employee working as a rigger had a finger crushed while working to remove a cable. Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2021 The position is for an assistant to a master rigger — someone mechanically minded who can help a boat specialist, no experience necessary. Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2021 See More
Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 Dustin Miles, the senior rigger for Quality Towing, has worked with Sides on four recent car recoveries and is as invested as the divers in its excavation. Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2022 Time and again, Lasley hears of a rigger who threw himself overboard with his pockets full of tools. Amber Medland, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2022 Not long after that, a parachute rigger in the 7th Special Forces Group named Tiara Vinson allegedly walked up to Kelia Horton, her rival for the affections of a third soldier, and shot her in the face. Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2022 This cruise aboard Sea Cloud, a historic square-rigger ship, begins in Bridgetown, Barbados for a true sailing adventure. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2021 Trimming the tree Ahead of the city’s Nov. 26 tree-lighting celebration, a professional rigger will install 9,000-15,000 programmable RGB LED bulbs on the tree. Megan Becka, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2021 The company also was penalized $4,250 in a settlement for a 2011 accident in which an employee working as a rigger had a finger crushed while working to remove a cable. Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2021 The position is for an assistant to a master rigger — someone mechanically minded who can help a boat specialist, no experience necessary. Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1