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Added 9 October 2026

lifter

/ˈlɪftə/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lifter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An athlete who lifts barbells.
A thief who steals goods that are in a store.

Origin

From filter with the first syllable reversed. Modelled on the derivation of cepstrum from spectrum.

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