SHIFTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shifter mean? 

• SHIFTER (noun)
  The noun SHIFTER has 2 senses:

1. a stagehand responsible for moving scenery

2. a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears

  Familiarity information: SHIFTER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHIFTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stagehand responsible for moving scenery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

sceneshifter; shifter

Hypernyms ("shifter" is a kind of...):

stage technician; stagehand (an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gear lever; gearshift; gearstick; shifter

Context example:

in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever

Hypernyms ("shifter" is a kind of...):

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Holonyms ("shifter" is a part of...):

automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)

Derivation:

shift (change gears)