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- [shif-ter]
- /ˈʃɪf tər/
- /ˈʃɪftər/
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- [shif-ter]
- /ˈʃɪf tər/
Definitions of shifter word
- noun shifter a person or thing that shifts. 1
- noun shifter Informal. shift lever. 1
- noun shifter theatre: stagehand 1
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Origin of shifter
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; shift + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shifter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shifter popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shifter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with shifter
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- how to become a wolf shifter?
- what is a shifter cable?
- what does a quick shifter do on a motorcycle?
- how to adjust b&m shifter cable?
- what is a shape shifter?
- how to install shifter cable?
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