switcher

Plural: switchers

Noun

• One that switches, or a device for switching.
• a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip
• One who or that which operates a switch.
• One who or that which switches, that is, changes in some way.
• A switchmode power supply.
• A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
• The yardman who operates such an engine, or performs a similar role in a trucking depot.
• Synonym of vision mixer (“device for selecting between video sources”).

Examples

• career switcher
• Switch to Acme brand razors for a closer shave! For a limited time, we'll pay you to be a switcher!
• The switcher of strategies quickly adapted to the new Scrabble board layout.

Synonyms

whipper, ;, hostler, shunter, shunting engine, switch engine, switchman, vision mixer, yard jockey