shifter
/ˈʃɪftər/
noun
- A device used to change gears in a vehicle or machine.
- He pushed the shifter into first gear and drove away.
- My car has a manual shifter, not an automatic one.
- The bike's shifter clicked smoothly as she changed speeds.
- A person who works a particular shift, especially in a factory or service job.
- Each shifter must clock in at the start of their scheduled time.
- The factory employs three shifters to keep production running 24 hours.
- The night shifters arrived just as the day crew was leaving.
- A person or thing that changes or moves something from one place or state to another.
- The software acts as a data shifter, moving files between folders automatically.
- He was known as a shifter of blame, never taking responsibility.
- She is a real shifter of furniture, always rearranging the living room.
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