shifter
shif·ter
noun
1.
a stagehand responsible for moving scenery
2.
a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears
- “in England they call a gearshift a gear lever”
Origin
From shift + -er.
Phrases
- barrel shifter
- column shifter
- graveyard shifter
- left-handed smoke shifter
- paddle shifter
- phase shifter
- quick shifter
- shifter cart
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