"rivethead" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-rivethead.ogg Forms: rivetheads [plural]
Etymology: From rivet + -head, from the use of rivets in industrial manufacture. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rivet|head}} rivet + -head Head templates: {{en-noun}} rivethead (plural rivetheads)
  1. (slang) An aficionado of industrial music. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fans (people)
    Sense id: en-rivethead-en-noun-W5vR7KbF Disambiguation of Fans (people): 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -head, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -head: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. (dated) An automotive assembly line worker. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-rivethead-en-noun-fwFnx7iQ

Inflected forms

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