heavers

Workers who hoist

Heavers are people or things that heave—lift, throw, or haul with effort.

The word appears mainly in compound forms: coal heavers loaded fuel onto ships, anchor heavers raised heavy anchors.

Someone who vomits might jokingly be called a heaver.

The term is uncommon outside historical or specialized contexts.

laborers

stevedores

Workers loading vessel cargo

loaders · unloaders · movers · riggers · crewmen · warehousemen · packers · stowers · handlers · coolies

exertion

strain

Excessive stretching force

  • sweatMoisture from skin pores
  • effortApplied energy toward goals
  • muscleContractile body tissue

brawn · backbreaking · drudgery · toil · fatigue · endurance · strength · lifting · hauling · lugging

equipment

hoist

Raise with tackle

  • craneLifter or wader
  • winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
  • pulleyGrooved wheel for rope

jack · derrick · block-and-tackle · forklift · gantry · rigging · tackle · slings · straps · chain

Opposites
vertical direction of force

heaversdroppers

Precise liquid dispensing tools

depositors · sinkers · pressers · dumpers

action vs. inaction with loads

heaversleavers

People who depart

resters · idlers · holders

action vs. inaction

heaversidlers

Habitually unproductive people

loafers · shirkers · bystanders

Phrases
Family

heave, heaved, heaves, upheaved, heaver

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G