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Meaning of 'shifter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shifter [ n.]
- One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.
- An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
- An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
- A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.

Meaning of 'shifter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shifter [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears
Example in sentence:
  • in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever

Nearby Words:

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