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Definition shifter

Etymology

shift +‎ -er

Noun

shifter (plural shifters)

1. One who, or that which, shifts or changes.
2. (linguistics) A word whose meaning changes depending on the situation, as by deixis.
3. (dated) One who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.
4. (nautical) An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
5. (engineering) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
6. (engineering, textiles) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.
7. (cycling) A component used by the rider to control the gearing mechanisms and select the desired gear ratio, usually connected to the derailleur by a mechanical actuation cable.
8. A spanner with an adjustable jaw size.
9. (mining, historical) A person employed to repair the horseways and other passages, and keep them unobstructed.
10. (US, Pennsylvania) A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.
11. (mythology, science fiction, fantasy) A shape-shifter, or a person or other being capable of changing their physical form.
12. (erotica) A genre of erotica focusing on lycanthropes or other shapeshifters, such as werewolves.

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