different between figger vs rigger

English

Noun

figger (plural figgers)

1. Pronunciation spelling of figure.

Verb

figger (third-person singular simple present figgers, present participle figgering, simple past and past participle figgered)

1. Pronunciation spelling of figure.

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?????(?)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?????/
• Homophones: rigor, rigour
• Rhymes: -???(?)

Etymology 1

rig +? -er

Noun

rigger (plural riggers)

1. One who rigs or dresses; as:
   1. One whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system.
   2. One whose occupation is to lift and move large and heavy objects (such as industrial machinery) with the help of cables, hoists, and other equipment.
   3. (animation) One whose occupation is to outfit a computer model with controls for animation.
2. A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
3. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
4. (New Zealand) A plastic bottle of beer, typically between 1 L to 2.5 L volume.
5. A long, slender, pointed sable paintbrush for making fine lines, etc.; said to be so called from its use for drawing the lines of the rigging of ships.
6. (BDSM) A person who applies functional or artistic rope bondage to another person's body.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation

Noun

rigger (plural riggers)

1. (paraskiing) Ellipsis of outrigger

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

rigger m

1. indefinite plural of rigg

Verb

rigger

1. present of rigge