shifter
pronunciation
How to pronounce shifter in British English:
UK [ˈʃɪftə(r)]
How to pronounce shifter in American English:
US ['ʃɪftər]
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- Noun:
- a stagehand responsible for moving scenery
- a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears
Word Origin
- shifter (n.)
- 1550s, "one who shifts" in any way; agent noun from shift (v.). As a mechanical contrivance, from 1869; specifically of the gear-changing mechanism in a motor-vehicle, from 1910.
Example
- 1. The shifter roared and jerked forward .
- 2. I 'm going after the shifter .
- 3. Admittedly , I found being around a shifter at night a little disconcerting .
- 4. She swiped the knife , missing as the shifter moved inhumanely fast out of the way .
- 5. The shifter may have been taking the form of the receptionist , but its voice was low , deep and dark .