Definitions for shifter
shifter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sceneshifter, shifternoun

   a stagehand responsible for moving scenery

2. gearshift, gearstick, shifter, gear levernoun

   a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears

   "in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shifternoun

   One who, or that which, shifts or changes.

2. shifternoun

   One who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.

   uE000377418uE001Twas such a shifter that, if truth were known, Death was half glad when he had got him down. uE000377419uE001 Milton.

3. shifternoun

   An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.

4. shifternoun

   An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.

5. shifternoun

   A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.

6. shifternoun

   A component used by the rider to control the gearing mechanisms and select the desired gear ratio, usually connected to the derailleur by a mechanical actuation cable.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shifternoun

   One who plays tricks; a man of artifice.

   Etymology: from shift.

   ’Twas such a shifter, that, if truth were known,
   Death was half glad when he had got him down. John Milton.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shifter

   A shifter is a device or tool that allows the control of gear selection in a manual transmission. This can be in the form of a lever, a knob or a handle in a vehicle that's used to switch gears while driving. In a more general context, a shifter can also refer to something or someone that makes significant changes or shifts in a system, situation, or perspective.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shifternoun

   one who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener

2. Shifternoun

   an assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions

3. Shifternoun

   an arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another

4. Shifternoun

   a wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shifter

   A person formerly appointed to assist the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions; so called from having to change the water in the steep-tub.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHIFTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shifter is ranked #153769 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shifter surname appeared 106 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shifter.
   
   94.3% or 100 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Stagehand

Anagrams for shifter »

1. reshift

How to pronounce shifter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say shifter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shifter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shifter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of shifter in a Sentence

1. Cate Meighan:

   I think that more than anything, Anne Hathaway is a real shape shifter in Anne Hathaway interviews, anne Hathaway caters Anne Hathaway personality to match whomever is interviewing Anne Hathaway, be it, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Letterman... I think people have watched Anne Hathaway, hoping to get to know who Anne Hathaway really is, and instead these moments on the couch feel more like another quick acting gig.

2. Lisa Haisha:

   The Joker is a powerful archetype: They are the jester, the dunce, the trickster, and the shape-shifter.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shifter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shifter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=shifter
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shifter
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=shifter
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html