What is another word for heavers?

Pronunciation: [hˈiːvəz] (IPA)

Heavers can be described using a range of synonyms, which might include lifters, hoisters, pullers, draggers, haulers, and carriers. These terms represent a variety of ways in which people or machines can physically move or transport heavy objects. For example, a lifter might use their own strength to hoist an object upwards, while a hoister could use a mechanical device like a crane to do the same job. Similarly, pullers might use ropes or other materials to pull objects towards them, while haulers might drag things behind vehicles or animals. Whatever the context or situation, there are many different ways to describe the act of "heaving", and a diverse range of synonyms to choose from.

What are the hypernyms for Heavers?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Heavers

All officers who wished to go on deck were ordered to wear this dress on account of the German publication that we carried troops, and if spies saw a lot of officers in uniform-and we'll have spies among the coal-heavers-there might be some faint reason for their pretended suspicions.
"The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde""
George Davidson
The Tower area was a favorite place for demonstrators, and for unemployed and dissatisfied workmen, particularly coal heavers and underpaid seamen protesting their low pay and poor living conditions.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly
As Dr. Adam Smith observes, "The chairmen, porters, and coal-heavers in London, and those unfortunate women who live by prostitution, the strongest men and the most beautiful women perhaps in the British dominions, are said to be, the greater part of them, from the lowest rank of the people in Ireland, who are generally fed with this root; no food can afford a more decisive proof of its nourishing quality, or of its being peculiarly suitable to the health of the human constitution."
"Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton"
John Barrow

Related words: heaver, heavers, heave, heaving, heaved

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