noun. One who lifts or raises anything.

noun. That by means of which something is lifted; an instrument or contrivance for lifting, as a hoisting-apparatus or elevator, a curved arm in a steam-engine for lifting the puppet-valve automatically, a bucket-wheel for raising pulp in a paper-mill, a kitchen utensil for lifting the lids of a stove, etc.

noun. A thief; one who lifts a thing for the purpose of purloining it.

noun. In founding:

noun. One of the hooks suspended from the bars of a moldingbox into the mold to support the sand.

noun. One who, or that which, lifts.

noun. A tool for lifting loose sand from the mold; also, a contrivance attached to a cope, to hold the sand together when the cope is lifted.

noun. Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.

noun. A weightlifter.

noun. A spatula.

noun. an athlete who lifts barbells

noun. a thief who steals goods that are in a store

"The heavy lifter is a false road, and a lunar architecture without it offers more capability and a lesser cost of operation."

athlete  jock  stealer  thief  

drifter  shifter  snifter  swifter  

lifters  loaders  pintail  sprinter  

andiron  body snatcher  booster  chain  chicken thief