Definition of Shifter
Shift´er
n.
1.
One
who
,
or
that
which
,
shifts
;
one
who
plays
tricks
or
practices
artifice
;
a
cozener
.
'
T
was
such
a
shifter
that
,
if
truth
were
known
,
Death
was
half
glad
when
he
had
got
him
down
.
- Milton.
2.
(Naut.)
An
assistant
to
the
ship
'
s
cook
in
washing
,
steeping
,
and
shifting
the
salt
provisions
.
3.
(Mach.)
An
arrangement
for
shifting
a
belt
sidewise
from
one
pulley
to
another
.
4.
(construction, tunneling)
A
foreman
responsible
for
the
work
on
one
shift
in
one
area
,
as
in
one
heading
{
4
}.
Related Words
sceneshifter
,
stage
technician
,
stagehand
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