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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.


SIMPLE

The gym is full of people who are serious lifters.

CONTEXTUAL

After the heavy rain, the workers used a crane as a lifter to move the large containers to the truck.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

From lift + -er.

Etymology 2

From filter with the first syllable reversed. Modelled on the derivation of cepstrum from spectrum.

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