ˈliftə(r) noun
( -s )
1.
a. : one that lifts
b. : thief — see shoplifter
2. : a machine or device for lifting: as
a. : a hoisting apparatus (as a bucket wheel in a paper mill or a device in a harvesting machine for elevating grain)
b. : a cam or other device used for lifting an engine valve
c. : a foundry tool for lifting loose sand from the mold ; also : a contrivance that is attached to a cope to hold the sand together when the cope is lifted
d. : a removable handle for lifting lids in a kitchen range or stove
e. : a root-crop harvesting machine consisting essentially of a pair of spaced inclined bars that pass through the soil with low pointed ends foremost
f. : a piece in a lever-tumbler lock that moves the tumblers when the master key or skeleton key is inserted and turned exactly as they are moved by the ordinary key