shifter
noun
shift·er ˈshif-tər 
: one that shifts
especially : gearshift
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Use a white chalk pencil ($5, Amazon) to trace the shape on the shifter's mesh. 
Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022 When manual transmissions were the norm, drivers had to touch and manipulate the shifter, in tandem with the clutch, constantly while operating a vehicle. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2022 This includes the shifter, the bottom of the console, and the knee pads. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 12 May 2022 The Chevrolet Blazer has been a shape shifter since the nameplate first emerged in 1969. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 19 July 2022 Only the dull and Pathfinder-esque engine sound and somewhat indistinct shifter feel generated any notebook gripes. Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 5 July 2022 Alfa Romeo has incorporated a three-spoke steering wheel (with paddle shifters), a traditional PRND shifter on the center column, and sporty bucket seats for front passengers. Michael Harley, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Among the problems, the transmission on the affected Ford (F) cars and SUVs may not be in the park position, even though the shifter position indicates that the vehicle was shifted to park. Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 June 2022 About a year after those rolls in the hey look out for that gear shifter, M.O. was diagnosed with anogenital HPV during a routine gynecology exam in November 2018, according to court documents. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 11 June 2022 See More
Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022 When manual transmissions were the norm, drivers had to touch and manipulate the shifter, in tandem with the clutch, constantly while operating a vehicle. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2022 This includes the shifter, the bottom of the console, and the knee pads. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 12 May 2022 The Chevrolet Blazer has been a shape shifter since the nameplate first emerged in 1969. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 19 July 2022 Only the dull and Pathfinder-esque engine sound and somewhat indistinct shifter feel generated any notebook gripes. Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 5 July 2022 Alfa Romeo has incorporated a three-spoke steering wheel (with paddle shifters), a traditional PRND shifter on the center column, and sporty bucket seats for front passengers. Michael Harley, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Among the problems, the transmission on the affected Ford (F) cars and SUVs may not be in the park position, even though the shifter position indicates that the vehicle was shifted to park. Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 June 2022 About a year after those rolls in the hey look out for that gear shifter, M.O. was diagnosed with anogenital HPV during a routine gynecology exam in November 2018, according to court documents. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 11 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1920, in the meaning defined above