hoister
hoister noun: one who, or that which, hoists or lifts.
Noun
hoister (plural hoisters)
- One who, or that which, hoists or lifts.
- […] putting one foot into it, so as the better to secure his slippery hand-hold on the whip itself, the hoisters ran him high up to the top of the head, almost before Tashtego could have reached its interior bottom.1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- A thief.
- In order better to appreciate the use of argot among thieves, a visit to a few public bars of the third-class public houses of Kennington or in the immediate vicinity of the Elephant and Castle would prove of great value, as hoisters, whizzers, tea-leaves, con-heads, broadsmen and brass nobs […]1931, The Police Journal, volume 4, page 504
- Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]1945, Jack Henry, What Price Crime?, page 92
Forms of hoister
| plural | hoisters |
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Origin of hoister
From hoist + -er.
Questions about hoister
- What does hoister mean?
- Hoister means one who, or that which, hoists or lifts.
- What part of speech is hoister?
- Hoister is a noun.
- What is the plural of hoister?
- The plural of hoister is hoisters.
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