Meaning

6 senses
  1. One who or that which operates a switch.

    a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip

  2. One who or that which switches, that is, changes in some way.

    career switcher

    Switch to Acme brand razors for a closer shave! For a limited time, we'll pay you to be a switcher!

  3. A switchmode power supply.

  4. (US)A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).

    маневровыйmanevrovyj, локомоти́вlokomotív

    маневровий локомотивmanevrovyj lokomotyv

  5. (US)The yardman who operates such an engine, or performs a similar role in a trucking depot.

  6. Synonym of vision mixer (“device for selecting between video sources”).

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
A railway locomotive used for shunting; a shunter:
Русский
By meaning 1
A railway locomotive used for shunting; a shunter:

Origin

From switch + -er.

From switch + -er.

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Forms

plural: switchers
Singularswitcher
Pluralswitchers

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip:whipper

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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