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Synonyms for shifter

  • noun

Most common

gear stick gear shift gear lever shift worker scene-shifter

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Gear lever

gear lever, gear shift, gear stick

2. Shifting spanner — A spanner with an adjustable jaw size

shifting spanner AU, adjustable spanner UK

Other

shift worker, scene-shifter

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A spanner with an adjustable jaw size.

  2. n. 2

    One who, or that which, shifts or changes.

Related words

Phrases
left-handed smoke shifter

Forms

Plural
shifters → scene-shifters…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
shifterrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.