switcher

noun

switch·​er

ˈswichə(r)

plural -s

: one that switches: such as

a

: switchman

b

: switch engine

c

: a petroleum worker who controls the flow of oil from wells to tanks to pipelines according to proration

called also switchman

d

: a television technician who operates the equipment that cuts, fades, or dissolves from one picture to another and regulates the brightness of the image

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