| Lifter 1. (n.) One who, or that which, lifts. 2. (n.) A tool for lifting loose sand from the mold; also, a contrivance attached to a cope, to hold the sand together when the cope is lifted. Thesaurus Entries andiron, body snatcher, booster, chain, chicken thief, coal tongs, con man, crab, crane, crook, damper, den of thieves, derrick, embezzler, erector, filcher, fire hook, fire tongs, firedog, forklift, ganef, gantry crane, ghoul, grafter, grate, grating, grave robber, grid, griddle, gridiron, grill, griller, hoist, hydraulic tailgate, jack, jackscrew, jewel thief, land pirate, land shark, land-grabber, larcener, larcenist, lever, lift, peculator, petty thief, pilferer, poacher, poker, pothook, prowler, purloiner, robber, salamander, scrounger, shoplifter, sneak thief, spit, stealer, swindler, tackle, thief, tongs, tripod, trivet, turnspit, white-collar thief, windlass |