downshifter

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noun
Definitions
  • A person who makes a transition to a less pressured or demanding career or lifestyle
  • (engineering) A process, algorithm, etc. that shifts something to a lower level or frequency.

Etymology

Suffix from English downshift, down (from a higher position to a lower one, hill) + English shifter.

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English

shifter

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