Shifter

·noun An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.

II. Shifter ·noun A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, ·etc.

III. Shifter ·noun One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.

IV. Shifter ·noun An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.