riveter
pronunciation
How to pronounce riveter in British English:
UK ['rɪvɪtə]
How to pronounce riveter in American English:
US ['rɪvɪtə]
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- Noun:
- a worker who inserts and hammers rivets
- a machine for driving rivets
Word Origin
- riveter (n.)
- 1800, agent noun from rivet (v.).
Example
- 1. Mr lepage claims the 11-panel mural , which includes scenes of child labourers and the famous rosie the riveter , sent an anti-business message .
- 2. During the second world war , when america 's menfolk were off at the front , the government had to summon up the image of rosie the riveter , with her flexed muscle and " we can do it " slogan , to encourage women into the workforce .
- 3. A real-life " rosie the riveter " operating a hand drill at a vultee aircraft factory , nashville , tennessee , working on an a-31 vengeance dive bomber in 1943 .