lifter
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɫɪftɝ// UK //lˈɪftɐ// lifter
n. a person who lifts weights to get stronger or more muscular. It can also mean a machine that moves heavy objects to a higher place.
n. a person who engages in weightlifting or resistance training; alternatively, a mechanical device designed to raise or move heavy loads.
The gym is full of people who are serious lifters.
After the heavy rain, the workers used a crane as a lifter to move the large containers to the truck.
From lift + -er.
From filter with the first syllable reversed. Modelled on the derivation of cepstrum from spectrum.