"downshifter" meaning in English

See downshifter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: downshifters [plural]
Etymology: From downshift + -er or down + shifter. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|downshift|er|id2=agent noun}} downshift + -er, {{compound|en|down|shifter}} down + shifter Head templates: {{en-noun}} downshifter (plural downshifters)
  1. A person who makes a transition to a less pressured or demanding career or lifestyle
    Sense id: en-downshifter-en-noun-sqs2hB8F Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 100 0
  2. (engineering) A process, algorithm, etc. that shifts something to a lower level or frequency.
    Sense id: en-downshifter-en-noun-7BWxWt9P Categories (other): Engineering, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: downshift, downshifting

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "downshift",
        "3": "er",
        "id2": "agent noun"
      },
      "expansion": "downshift + -er",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "down",
        "3": "shifter"
      },
      "expansion": "down + shifter",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From downshift + -er or down + shifter.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "downshifters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "downshifter (plural downshifters)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "downshift"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "downshifting"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "en:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who makes a transition to a less pressured or demanding career or lifestyle"
      ],
      "id": "en-downshifter-en-noun-sqs2hB8F",
      "links": [
        [
          "transition",
          "transition"
        ],
        [
          "pressure",
          "pressure"
        ],
        [
          "demanding",
          "demanding"
        ],
        [
          "career",
          "career"
        ],
        [
          "lifestyle",
          "lifestyle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Engineering",
          "orig": "en:Engineering",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A process, algorithm, etc. that shifts something to a lower level or frequency."
      ],
      "id": "en-downshifter-en-noun-7BWxWt9P",
      "links": [
        [
          "engineering",
          "engineering#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "process",
          "process"
        ],
        [
          "algorithm",
          "algorithm"
        ],
        [
          "shift",
          "shift"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(engineering) A process, algorithm, etc. that shifts something to a lower level or frequency."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "downshifter"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:People"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "downshift",
        "3": "er",
        "id2": "agent noun"
      },
      "expansion": "downshift + -er",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "down",
        "3": "shifter"
      },
      "expansion": "down + shifter",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From downshift + -er or down + shifter.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "downshifters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "downshifter (plural downshifters)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "downshift"
    },
    {
      "word": "downshifting"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A person who makes a transition to a less pressured or demanding career or lifestyle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "transition",
          "transition"
        ],
        [
          "pressure",
          "pressure"
        ],
        [
          "demanding",
          "demanding"
        ],
        [
          "career",
          "career"
        ],
        [
          "lifestyle",
          "lifestyle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Engineering"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A process, algorithm, etc. that shifts something to a lower level or frequency."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "engineering",
          "engineering#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "process",
          "process"
        ],
        [
          "algorithm",
          "algorithm"
        ],
        [
          "shift",
          "shift"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(engineering) A process, algorithm, etc. that shifts something to a lower level or frequency."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "downshifter"
}

Download raw JSONL data for downshifter meaning in English (1.5kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-02-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (f492ef9 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.