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What is another word for riggers?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈɪɡəz] (IPA)

Riggers are professionals who handle and set up rigging equipment used in various industries. There are different words that can be used as synonyms for the term "rigger". In the offshore and marine industry, "deck crew" or "maritime technician" may be used. For the construction industry, "crane operator" or "hoist operator" could be an alternative. In the entertainment industry, a rigger can also be referred to as a "stage technician" or "theatrical rigger". In general usage, the term "rope access technician" might be used as well, especially when referring to those who work on building maintenance tasks. Regardless of the term used, riggers play a critical role in maintaining safety and keeping operations running smoothly.
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11,264. Have the carpenters, the sailmakers and riggers all credit accounts with you?
"Second Shetland Truck System Report"
William Guthrie
He was a man not merely religious, but devout; a firm believer-not as the phrase is now elusively construed by theological thimble-riggers in the Church and out of it, but in the old and ardent sense of the Evangelical school: one who could Indeed opine That the Eternal and Divine Did, eighteen centuries ago In very truth...
"Tess of the d'Urbervilles A Pure Woman"
Thomas Hardy
Idols covered with jade and gilt jewelry, a company of little children beatin' tom-toms and gongs, and the stuffed bodies of animals all ornamented with gilt and red paper riggers wuz carried, and at the tail end of the procession come the friends of the family.
"Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife"
Marietta Holley

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