lifter en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English lift Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English lifter From lift + -er.
Meanings
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Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting. ▸ A weightlifter.
While some lifters insist that supersets must consist of consecutive exercises for the same bodypart, others would bet their weight belts that supersets involve opposing bodyparts.
2010, Eric Velazquez, “Power Pairings”, in Reps!, 17:83:John notes that 20th-century lifters didn't have squat racks or bench press stations—they couldn't even adjust the load of their barbells.
2026, Greg Presto, “Timeless Gains”, in Men's Health, volume 41, number 2, page 14:heavy lifters
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Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting. ▸ A tappet.
solid lifters
hydraulic lifters
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Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting. ▸ A delivery that bounces well off the pitch.
When he dismissed Keith Miller, caught at short leg off a lifter, I turned round to Tony Lock[.]
1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 148:
- Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting. ▸ A spatula.
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Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting. ▸ A thief.
an inveterate lifter
Is he so young a man, and so old a lifter?
c. 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, act 1, scene 2, line 118:
- Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting. ▸ An ionocraft.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lifters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
stain lifter · shirt lifter · weightlifter · tacklifter · tack lifter · cake lifter · child lifter · lid-lifter · ego lifter · shoplifter · chemise lifter · bit lifter · asslifter · mortgage lifter · foot lifter · powerlifter · sneck lifter
Synonyms
stealer · turner · liberator · appropriator · tea leaf · purloiner · thief · pincher · borrower · thief (thief) · misappropriator · heister · spatula · faker · filcher · larcenist · booster · thiever · cribber · flogger · snitch · nicker · larcener · fish slice · bagger · lifter · abstractor
Translations (5)
ga ardaitheoir (someone or something that lifts) · fi nostaja (someone or something that lifts) · ca elevador (someone or something that lifts) · pl lewar (someone or something that lifts) · fi nostin (someone or something that lifts)