shifter

Other forms of shifter

plural

shifters·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about shifter

What does shifter mean?

shifter means "a stagehand responsible for moving scenery". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in shifter?

shifter has 2 syllables: shif-ter. The stress falls on "shif". In IPA it is /ˈʃɪftɚ/.

What is another word for shifter?

Close synonyms include sceneshifter, gearshift, gearstick, gear lever. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shifter a common word?

shifter is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.