Lifter vs. Elevator

Lifter vs. Elevator — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Lifter and Elevator

Lifternoun

Someone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.

Elevatornoun

(US) A permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically, used to transport people and goods.

Lifternoun

(weightlifting) A weightlifter.

Elevatornoun

A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator)

Lifternoun

(cricket) A delivery that bounces well off the pitch.

Elevatornoun

(aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controling the pitching motion of the machine.

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Lifternoun

A spatula.

Elevatornoun

A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.

Lifternoun

A thief.

Elevatornoun

(anatomy) Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.

Lifternoun

An ionocraft.

Elevatornoun

A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.

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Lifternoun

(signal processing) A filter that operates on a cepstrum.

Elevatornoun

lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

Lifternoun

an athlete who lifts barbells

Elevatornoun

the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend

Lifternoun

a thief who steals goods that are in a store