shifter
noun
a person or thing that shifts.
shifters
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pluralof shifter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If you’re not down with the fancy footwork, Mazda also offers the RF with a six-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
This idea of being shape shifters in the industry was something that appealed to many of the designers they represent.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
The resulting integrated circuit occupies a 0.13-square-millimeter footprint that is smaller than phase shifters yet nearly doubles the channel-capacity -- i.e., data rate -- of conventional wireless arrays.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
It was one thing to take away the manual transmission and gear shifts; did the engineers have to add insult to injury with these barely there shifters, too?
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
It was the era of unfastened galoshes and the shifters club.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
