Canadian English Meaning of shifter

shifter

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Definitions and Meaning of shifter in English

Wordnet

shifter (n)

a stagehand responsible for moving scenery

a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears

Webster

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.

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shifter

a stagehand responsible for moving scenery, a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gearsOne who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practi

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shifted => shifted, shiftable => Shiftable, shift register => Shift register, shift key => Shift key, shift => shift,