shifter

English Thesaurus

1. a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	mechanical device,
definition	:	mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	automotive vehicle, motor vehicle,
definition	:	a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails (noun.artifact)

2. a stagehand responsible for moving scenery (noun.person)

hypernym	:	stage technician, stagehand,
definition	:	an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production (noun.person)

3. a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	shift,
definition	:	change gears (verb.change)

derivation	:	shift,
definition	:	change gears (verb.change)