About The Word Shifter
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Shifter
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What's The Definition Of Shifter?
[n] a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears; "in England they call a gearshift a gear lever"
[n] a stagehand responsible for moving scenery Synonyms | Synonyms for Shifter: gear lever | gearshift | gearstick | sceneshifter Related Terms | Find terms related to Shifter: See Also | automotive vehicle | mechanical device | motor vehicle | stage technician | stagehand Shifter In Webster's Dictionary \Shift"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or
practices artifice; a cozener.
'T was such a shifter that, if truth were known,
Death was half glad when he had got him down.
--Milton.
2. (Naut.) An assistant to the ship's cook in washing,
steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
3. (Mach.)
(a) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one
pulley to another.
(b) (Knitting Mach.) A wire for changing a loop from one
needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.
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