noun
- a person or thing that shifts.
- Informal. shift lever.
n.1550s, “one who shifts” in any way; agent noun from shift (v.). As a mechanical contrivance, from 1869; specifically of the gear-changing mechanism in a motor-vehicle, from 1910.
noun
n.1550s, “one who shifts” in any way; agent noun from shift (v.). As a mechanical contrivance, from 1869; specifically of the gear-changing mechanism in a motor-vehicle, from 1910.