From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
From [en].
*** Noun
[wikipedia] [en-noun]
1. [en] One who or that which operates a switch.
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1984 | author=John Martin Robinson | title=The latest country houses | page=32
|passage=They all love frugality and conservation; they are manic savers of
bits of string and SWITCHERS-off of lights.}}
1. [en] One who or that which switches, that is, changes in some way.
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2004 | author=Gabriel Kim | title=Vault Career Guide to Sales & Trading | page=109
|passage=As a career SWITCHER, I diligently attended all the company
presentations on campus, and quickly settled on sales and trading. My prior
position was in hospital sales.}}
1. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2011 | author=David Pogue | title=iPhone: The Missing Manual | page=14
|passage=In short, the task SWITCHER gives you a way to jump directly to
another app, without a layover at the Home screen first.}}
1. [en] [en] A switchmode power supply .
2. [en] [en] A railway locomotive used for shunting ( switching ).
3. [en] [en] The yardman who operates such an engine, or performs a similar role in a trucking depot .
4. [en] [en] .
**** Derived terms
- [en]
- [en]
**** Translations
[A railway locomotive used for shunting; a shunter]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Portuguese: [pt] [Portugal] , [pt] [Brazil]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
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*** Anagrams
- [en]
** French
*** Etymology
[fr]
*** Pronunciation
- [fr-IPA]
- [fr]
- [fr]
- [fr]
*** Verb
[fr-verb]
1. to switch [fr]
**** Conjugation
[fr-conj-auto]