lifter noun. ['lɪftǝ] M16.
[from LIFT verb + -ER¹.]
1. A person who lifts something (lit. & fig.). M16.
b. A person who takes something up dishonestly; a thief. L16.
cattle-lifter, shoplifter, etc.

2. A thing, esp. part of a contrivance or appliance, which lifts or is used for lifting. L16.
b. Mining. A beam to which the head of a stamp is fastened in a stamp-mill. L17.
c. Cricket. A ball, usu. one from a fast bowler, that rises sharply after striking the pitch. M20.

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