Rigger vs Dogman - What's the difference?
rigger | dogman |
One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system.
A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
(NZ) A plastic bottle of beer, typically between 1 L to 2.5 L volume.
(Australia) An assistant to a crane operator, responsible for securing the crane's load and directing the operator.
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A man who trains dogs to fight for sport.
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As nouns the difference between rigger and dogman
is that rigger is one who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system while dogman is (australia) an assistant to a crane operator, responsible for securing the crane's load and directing the operator.rigger
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(en noun)dogman
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(dogmen)page 108,
- Accordingly, during 1972 the union embarked upon a concerted campaign to enforce the use of two dogmen on each crane.
page 243,
- The usual crane crew required for operation of the site was one crane driver and two dogmen', but the BLF insisted that the builder keep a relief crane driver and a relief ' dogman permanently on site.
page 59,
- The only work I had done as a dogman was to use a crane on the back of a truck ‘slinging loads’ and work the crane and truck myself.