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switchers

switchers is the plural of switcher.

Meaning of switcher

Noun

switcher (plural switchers)

  1. One who or that which operates a switch.
    • They all love frugality and conservation; they are manic savers of bits of string and switchers-off of lights.1984, John Martin Robinson, The latest country houses, page 32
  2. One who or that which switches, that is, changes in some way.
    • career switcher
  3. A switchmode power supply.
  4. (US) A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
  5. (US, trucking) 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”).
    Synonyms:
    vision mixer

Phrases with switchers

Questions about switchers

What is switchers the plural of?
Switchers is the plural of switcher.

Words near switchers in the dictionary

  1. switcher
  2. switcheroo
  3. switcherooed
  4. switcherooing
  5. switcheroos
  6. switchers
  7. switches
  8. switches codes
  9. switches gears
  10. switches off
  11. switches on

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Adapted from Wiktionary: switchers (page history and authors); switcher (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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