English Explanatory Dictionary

switcher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who or that which operates a switch.
  2. One who or that which switches, that is, changes in some way.
  3. A switchmode power supply.
  4. A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
  5. 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”).

Word forms

switcher switchers

Etymology

From switch + -er.

Synonyms

shunter shunting engine switch engine hostler yard jockey switchman vision mixer

Derived words

code-switcher road switcher
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