Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rigger

4 senses of rigger

Sense 1
rigger -- (someone who rigs ships)
       => craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer -- (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)

Sense 2
rigger, rigger brush -- (a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists)
       => sable, sable brush, sable's hair pencil -- (an artist's brush made of sable hairs)

Sense 3
rigger, oil rigger -- (someone who works on an oil rig)
       => oilman -- (a worker who produces or sells petroleum)

Sense 4
rigger -- (a sailing vessel with a specified rig; "a square rigger")
       => sailing vessel, sailing ship -- (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)