riveter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɪvətə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈɹɪvətɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From rivet + -er.
Meanings
- A person whose job is to rivet.
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(for solid rivets, specifically) A person whose job is to rivet. ▸ A gunner; the member of a riveting team who uses a rivet gun, fitted with a rivet set which matches the shape of the factory head of a solid rivet, to impact that rivet (which is heated if necessary to soften it), while the bucker (or holder-up) holds a heavy bucking bar against the bucktail of the rivet, upsetting it to form the field head. If the rivets have to be heated, the team will also include a cook and a catcher; see rivet for more details.
Ev'ry one stops to admire the scene / Rosie at work on the B-19 / She's never twittery / nervous or jittery / Rosie the riveter
1942, Redd Evans, John Jacob Loeb, “Rosie the Riveter”:Rosie the Riveter is an iconic piece of American WWII propaganda.
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A tool used to fix rivets.
The riveter required a compressed air supply.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| riveters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
pl nitownik (one who rivets) · es remachadora (tool, rivet gun) · fr pince à riveter (tool, rivet gun) · es remachadora (one who rivets) · fr riveteur (one who rivets) · pl nitownica (tool, rivet gun) · pl nitownik (tool, rivet gun) · es remachador (one who rivets) · pl nitownica (one who rivets)