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lifter

lift·er
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lif-ter]
    • /ˈlɪf tər/
    • /ˈlɪftə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lif-ter]
    • /ˈlɪf tər/

Definitions of lifter word

  • noun lifter a person or thing that lifts. 1
  • noun lifter Machinery. a device or machine part used for lifting another part, as a cam used for lifting a valve in an engine. 1
  • noun lifter Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting. 1
  • noun lifter lifting mechanism 1
  • noun lifter person who lifts weights 1
  • noun lifter person: shoplifter, thief 1

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Origin of lifter

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; lift + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Lifter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lifter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

lifter usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lifter

noun lifter

  • burglar — A burglar is a thief who enters a house or other building by force.
  • sniper — any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
  • pickpocket — a person who steals money, wallets, etc., from the pockets of people, as in crowded public places.
  • bandit — Robbers are sometimes called bandits, especially if they are found in areas where the law has broken down.
  • crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.

Antonyms for lifter

noun lifter

  • police — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
  • law — software law

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