See Also: lifter(dictionary)
shirt-lifter(dictionary)
Ball Lifter - Bingo(gambling)
Hydraulic Valve Lifter - Motor Sports(gambling)

lifter (iou)



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