'Lifter' definitions:
Definition of 'lifter'
(from WordNet)
noun
An athlete who lifts barbells [syn: weightlifter, lifter]
noun
A thief who steals goods that are in a store [syn: booster, shoplifter, lifter]
Definition of 'Lifter'
From: GCIDE
- Lifter \Lift"er\ (l[i^]ft"[~e]r), n.
- 1. One who, or that which, lifts. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Founding) 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lifter'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- andiron,
- body snatcher,
- booster,
- chain,
- chicken thief,
- coal tongs,
- con man,
- crab,
- crane,
- crook,
- damper,
- den of thieves,
- derrick,
- embezzler,
- erector,
- filcher,
- fire hook,
- fire tongs,
- firedog,
- forklift,
- ganef,
- gantry crane,
- ghoul,
- grafter,
- grate,
- grating,
- grave robber,
- grid,
- griddle,
- gridiron,
- grill,
- griller,
- hoist,
- hydraulic tailgate,
- jack,
- jackscrew,
- jewel thief,
- land pirate,
- land shark,
- land-grabber,
- larcener,
- larcenist,
- lever,
- lift,
- peculator,
- petty thief,
- pilferer,
- poacher,
- poker,
- pothook,
- prowler,
- purloiner,
- robber,
- salamander,
- scrounger,
- shoplifter,
- sneak thief,
- spit,
- stealer,
- swindler,
- tackle,
- thief,
- tongs,
- tripod,
- trivet,
- turnspit,
- white-collar thief,
- windlass