|
|
Definition of Rivetter
1. Noun. A worker who inserts and hammers rivets.
Generic synonyms: Skilled Worker, Skilled Workman, Trained Worker
Derivative terms: Rivet, Rivet
2. Noun. A machine for driving rivets.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rivetter
Literary usage of Rivetter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1908)
"... A SECTION OF NIAGARA FALLS PENSTOCK ON HYDRAULIC rivetter BY WM. H. WOOD,
MEDIA, PA., AT THE CANADA FOUNDRY COMPANY'S WORKS, TORONTO The penstock ..."
2. Transactions (1886)
"This was the first ship frame rivetted by a portable rivetter. No. ... A portable
rivetter and lift is suspended to each crane, and as the frames pass down ..."
3. Life and Labour of the People in London by Charles Booth (1895)
"Once a rivetter always a rivetter," or " once a plater always a plater," seems
to bo in effect its motto. It is true that a man may " progress," as it is ..."
4. The Marine Engineer (1882)
"Previously to placing the furnaces and combustion chambers within the boiler, a
portable rivetter, similarly suspended to this last and placed as shown at E ..."
5. Transactions of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (1881)
"8 shows at 1 a hydraulic rivetter, patented by Mr Arrol of this city in 1877.
This consists of two standards connected together by flat bars. ..."
Other Resources:
