shifter

A noun referring to a person or device that moves or changes something, such as a stagehand who moves scenery or a mechanical device used for engaging and disengaging gears.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une personne ou un dispositif qui déplace ou modifie quelque chose, par exemple un machiniste de scène déplaçant des décors, ou un mécanisme permettant de changer de vitesse.

1. Stagehand for scenery B2 formal art

   A crew member in a theater or film production who moves props, sets, and scenery during a performance or shoot.

   • The shifters quickly changed the backdrop between acts.
   • A team of shifters moved the heavy furniture offstage.
   • The director called for the shifters to reset the scene.

   🇫🇷Machiniste de plateau

   Synonymes: stagehand

2. Gear-changing device B1 formal technical

   A mechanical component, such as a lever or knob, used to change gears in a vehicle or machine.

   • He pulled the shifter into reverse to back out of the driveway.
   • The car's manual shifter felt smooth and responsive.
   • The shifter on the bicycle was broken, so he couldn't change gears.

   🇫🇷Commande de changement de vitesse

   Synonymes: gear levergearshiftstick shift

• shifters plural form
• shifters' possessive plural form
• shifter's possessive singular form