"shifter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-shifter.wav Forms: shifters [plural]
Etymology: From shift + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shift|er}} shift + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} shifter (plural shifters)
  1. One who, or that which, shifts or changes. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-shifter-en-noun-mLJrN-0Q Disambiguation of People: 11 7 19 11 1 3 10 0 0 12 21 0 3
  2. (linguistics) A word whose meaning changes depending on the situation, as by deixis. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-shifter-en-noun--r8rTtGc Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (dated) Someone who plays tricks; a trickster. Tags: dated Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-shifter-en-noun--~JCH9wM Disambiguation of People: 11 7 19 11 1 3 10 0 0 12 21 0 3
  4. (nautical) An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, soaking, and shifting the salt provisions. Categories (topical): Nautical, People
    Sense id: en-shifter-en-noun-TA2CddJV Disambiguation of People: 11 7 19 11 1 3 10 0 0 12 21 0 3 Topics: nautical, transport
  5. (engineering) A control device (usually a lever or button) for shifting gears in a gearbox, or an arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another. Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-shifter-en-noun-vmlv3c5Z Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. (engineering, textiles) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc. Categories (topical): Engineering, Textiles
    Sense id: en-shifter-en-noun-jzryy668 Topics: business, engineering, manufacturing, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, textiles
  7. (cycling) 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. Categories (topical): Cycling
    Sense id: en-shifter-en-noun-R83NmWBo Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  8. A spanner with an adjustable jaw size.
    Sense id: en-shifter-en-noun--rQZQzAK
  9. (mining, historical) A person employed to repair the horseways and other passages, and keep them unobstructed. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-shifter-en-noun-uE5hhqJu Topics: business, mining
  10. (US, Pennsylvania) A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting. Tags: Pennsylvania, US Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-shifter-en-noun-DWLE-Nbj Disambiguation of People: 11 7 19 11 1 3 10 0 0 12 21 0 3 Categories (other): American English, Pennsylvania English
  11. (mythology, science fiction, fantasy) A shape-shifter; a person or other being capable of changing their physical form, especially a lycanthrope. Categories (topical): Fantasy, Mythology, Science fiction, People Synonyms: shape-shifter
    Sense id: en-shifter-en-noun-bulNJsBa Disambiguation of People: 11 7 19 11 1 3 10 0 0 12 21 0 3 Topics: fantasy, human-sciences, literature, media, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, publishing, science-fiction, sciences
  12. A shiftworker.
    Sense id: en-shifter-en-noun-RsPxDSpu
  13. (spirituality) Short for reality shifter. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: reality shifter
    Sense id: en-shifter-en-noun-yl2sABvM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 12 2 2 5 5 15 2 5 3 14 9 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 6 11 5 5 5 4 13 3 5 6 12 7 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 12 2 1 4 4 15 1 6 2 14 9 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 13 1 1 4 4 16 1 5 1 13 10 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: barrel shifter, column shifter, paddle shifter, phase shifter, quick shifter, scene-shifter, shapeshifter, shifter cart, video shifter Related terms: stickshift

Inflected forms

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    }
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      "glosses": [
        "One who, or that which, shifts or changes."
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          "text": "The cigarette is analogous to what linguists call a shifter, like the word I ; this device for expressing the irreducible particularity of my innermost self is universally available to every speaker and is thus the least particular thing in the world. The smoker manipulates the cigarette, like the word I, to tell stories to him/herself about him/herself — or to an other.",
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          "text": "'Twas ſuch a ſhifter, that if truth were known, / Death was half glad when he had got him down;",
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        "Someone who plays tricks; a trickster."
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        "(dated) Someone who plays tricks; a trickster."
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        "A control device (usually a lever or button) for shifting gears in a gearbox, or an arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another."
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      "glosses": [
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        "A shape-shifter; a person or other being capable of changing their physical form, especially a lycanthrope."
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      "glosses": [
        "A shiftworker."
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        "Short for reality shifter."
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        "(spirituality) Short for reality shifter."
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