Rigger vs Trigger - What's the difference?
rigger | trigger |
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.
A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
(psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person.
(electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
(computing) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
(online gaming) A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.
(archaic) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
to fire a weapon
to initiate something
to spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone)
As nouns the difference between rigger and trigger
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 trigger is a finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.As a verb trigger is
to fire a weapon.rigger
English
Noun
(en noun)trigger
English
Noun
(en noun)- Just pull the trigger .
Derived terms
* trigger-happy * trigger point * trigger warningVerb
(en verb)- This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims.