Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shifter

2 senses of shifter

Sense 1
sceneshifter, shifter -- (a stagehand responsible for moving scenery)
       => stagehand, stage technician -- (an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production)

Sense 2
gearshift, gearstick, shifter, gear lever -- (a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears; "in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever")
       => mechanical device -- (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)