heaver

English

Etymology

From heave +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiːvə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -iːvə(ɹ)

Noun

heaver (plural heavers)

1. One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight.

   a coal heaver

2. A bar used as a lever.
   • 1856, Herman Melville, Benito Cereno

     The spar snapping under them in the slings, as they sought, with heavers, to beat down the icy sail.

Translations

One who, or that which, heaves or lifts

• Bulgarian: носач (bg) m (nosač), повдигач (bg) m (povdigač)
• Hungarian: hévér (hu)