Definition

Noun: 1. A machine for driving rivets: A tool or device, often pneumatic or hydraulic, used to install rivets by deforming their ends to create a permanent mechanical fastener. 2. A worker who inserts and hammers rivets: A person, especially in metalworking or construction, whose job is to fasten materials together using rivets.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Machine):
  • The factory invested in a new automatic rivetter to increase production speed on the assembly line.
  • The loud, repetitive sound of the rivetter echoed through the shipyard.
• Noun (Worker):
  • The skilled rivetter secured the steel beams with remarkable precision.
  • During the construction boom, there was high demand for experienced rivetters.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in historical or industrial contexts, particularly describing work on structures like bridges, ships, and early aircraft frames.
• In modern usage, the machine sense is more common, as the manual role has been largely automated.

Variants and Related Words

• Rivet (noun/verb): The fastener itself, or the act of fastening with rivets.
  • The design uses copper rivets for both strength and decoration.
  • She will rivet the two plates together.
• Riveting (adjective): Extremely interesting and absorbing, holding one's attention completely (metaphorically, as if fastened in place).
  • He gave a riveting presentation that captivated the entire audience.

Synonyms

• For the machine: Rivet gun, riveting hammer, rivet driver.
• For the worker: Rivet setter, metalworker, assembler.

Related Phrases

• Rivet joint: The point or seam where two pieces are joined by a rivet.
  • The inspector checked each rivet joint for integrity.

Noun

1. a machine for driving rivets
2. a worker who inserts and hammers rivets