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Meaning of rivethead | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An aficionado of industrial music.
    slang
  2. An automotive assembly line worker.
    dated

Examples

“[…] self-described rivethead Ebony Joseph […]”
“Much to the shock of my rivethead friends, I plan to make the first stop on my pilgrimage in Athens, Georgia, of all places. Athens, home of REM, Pylon, and enough paisley shirts and pegged pants to fill every overpriced thrift store in Georgia […]”
“The "rivet" in the rivethead title comes from the metal bolts of the same name, which are used in the industrial construction of architecture.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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