shifter

Türkçe: değiştirici, vites kolu, hilekâr

1. One who, or that which, shifts or changes.
2. A word whose meaning changes depending on the situation, as by deixis.
3. Someone who plays tricks; a trickster. (dated)
4. An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, soaking, and shifting the salt provisions.
5. A control device (usually a lever or button) for shifting gears in a gearbox, or an arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
6. A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.
7. A component used by the rider to control the gearing mechanisms and select the desired gear ratio, usually connected to the derailleur by a mechanical actuation cable.
8. A person employed to repair the horseways and other passages, and keep them unobstructed.

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