A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed, a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite to the head is called the tail.
What Riveter means?
a person whose job it is to fasten things by means of rivets, or metal pins:In building the hull of an iron ship, the work previously done by one man is now divided up among platers, riveters, drillers, and so forth.
Is Riveter a word?
A person whose job is to rivet.