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Schlepper — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rigger noun A person whose job is to set up and operate ropes, cables, chains and lifting gear, for example on a ship, a construction site, a concert stage or a film set.
  • tow verb To pull a vehicle or object behind another using a rope, chain, or line.
  • tractor noun A powerful farm vehicle used to pull ploughs, trailers, and other heavy equipment.
  • tugboat noun A small, powerful boat used to tow or push larger ships, especially in harbours.

Senses

Schlepper is used for these senses in English:

  • rigger 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.
  • tow Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
  • tractor (agriculture) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.
  • tugboat (watercraft) A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.

rigger — full definition

  1. noun A person whose job is to set up and operate ropes, cables, chains and lifting gear, for example on a ship, a construction site, a concert stage or a film set.
  2. noun A worker on an oil or gas drilling rig.
  3. noun A person who dishonestly fixes the outcome of something such as an election, a market or a contest.

tow — full definition

  1. verb To pull a vehicle or object behind another using a rope, chain, or line.
  2. noun The act of towing, or a vehicle being towed.

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