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hoister

noun

Etymology

From hoist + -er.

  1. borrowed from hisen — “to hoist”
  2. suffixed as hoister — “hoist + er”

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. A thief.

    • Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA