switcher
switcher Lexical Profile
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• noun
An electronic device or control console used to select and route different audio, video, or network signals to a specific output.
"The broadcast director used a video switcher to cut seamlessly between the three studio cameras."
A person who changes from one product, service, brand, or political party to another.
"The marketing campaign offered a generous discount to attract switchers from competing mobile networks."
North American A small, specialized railway locomotive used for maneuvering, sorting, and assembling train cars within a rail yard rather than hauling them over long distances.
"A diesel switcher moved the empty freight cars onto a side track for maintenance."
North American A railway worker who operates track switches or assists in coupling and uncoupling cars in a rail yard.
"The switcher signaled the engineer to back the locomotive slowly toward the waiting freight cars."