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Skimmer vs Lifter - What's the difference?

skimmer | lifter |

As nouns the difference between skimmer and lifter

is that skimmer is a device that skims while lifter is someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.

skimmer

English

(wikipedia skimmer) (Rynchops)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device that skims.
  • A person who skims.
  • Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
  • Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clams and large scallops.
  • A ballet flat shoe.

    • Derived terms

    * black skimmer, Rynchops niger * African skimmer, Rynchops flavirostris * Indian skimmer, Rynchops albicollis

    lifter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.
  • (weightlifting) A weightlifter.
  • * 2010', Eric Velazquez, "Power Pairings", ''Reps!'' ' 17 :83
    • While some lifters insist that supersets must consist of consecutive exercises for the same bodypart, others would bet their weight belts that supersets involve opposing bodyparts.
  • A spatula.

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